Body Planes & Sections

Looking at the bottom of a brain removed from the cranium is a

transverse

Separates the kidneys from the bladder is a

transverse

A plane that divides the forearm into proximal and distal portions is a

transverse section

The esophagus is ______ to the spinal cord.

anterior

The sternum is _________ to the heart.

anterior

Name the plane in which the entire width of the sternum may be seen

coronal or transverse

A plane removing just the tip of the nose parallel to the face is a

coronal section

The cranium is ________ to the scalp

deep

The knee is ________ to the hip, but ________ to the foot.

distal, proximal

You were told to cut an animal along two planes so that both lungs are observable in both sections. The two sections that meet this requirement are the

frontal and transverse

The kidneys are ______ to the heart

lateral or inferior

The nose is ________ to the ears.

medial

Looking at the heart from the right side is a

midsagittal

Name the plane that divides the body into mirror image halves

midsagittal

The spine is ________ to the sternum

posterior

The elbow is _________ to the fingers

proximal

The heart is ________ to the diaphragm and ____________ to the lungs.

superior and medial