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