Chap. 1.6 - Body Sections

Cross section

A cut running horizontally from right to left (straight across), dividing the body or an organ into superior and inferior parts

Transverse or Horizontal plane

A plane running from right to left, dividing the body or an organ into superior and inferior parts

Longitudinal Section

A section that is cut along the long axis of a structure (lengthwise)

Sagittal plane

A vertical plane that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left portions

Plane

Imaginary flat surface passing through the body

Frontal (coronal) plane

Vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts

Midsagittal plane

divides the body into equal right and left sides