A&P 1 planes and sections

section

a cut of the body or one of its organs made along one of the planes

cross-sectional plane

divides the body or an organ into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

horizontal plane

divides the body or an organ into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

oblique plane

passes through the body or an organ at an oblique angle (any angle other than a 90-degree angle)

median plane

vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into equal right and left sides

midsagittal plane

vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into equal right and left sides

sagittal plane

vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into right and left sides

parasagittal plane

vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into unequal right and left sides

transverse plane

divides the body or an organ into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

coronal plane

divides the body or organ into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

frontal plane

divides the body or organ into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

midline

imaginary vertical line that divides the body into equal left and right sides