A&P: Body Planes

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Oblique

Passes through the body or an organ at an oblique angle.

Frontal (coronal) Plane

divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.

Midsagittal Plane

divides the body into equal right and left parts.

Sagittal Plane

divides the body into right and left parts.

Transverse Plane

divides the body into superior and inferior parts.

Parasagittal Plane

divides the body into two unequal right and left parts.


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