anatomy directional terms
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oblique plane
a plane that cuts through the body or organ at an angle between the transverse plane and either a sagittal or frontal plane
parasagittal plane
a plane that does not pass through the midline but instead divides the body or an organ into unequal right and left sides
midsagittal/median plane
a plane that passes through the midline of the body and divides the body into equal left and right sides
sagittal plane
a vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into right and left sides
frontal/coronal plane
divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions
transverse plane
divides the body or organ into superior and inferior portions
section
one flat surface of a three-dimensional structure or cut along a plane