body planes
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spleen
acts as a filter for blood as part of the immune system
Pancreas
converting food we eat into fuel for the body's cells
liver
filter blood coming from the digestive tract before passing it to the rest of the body
transverse plane
passes horizontally through the body and produces superior and inferior sections
sagittal plane
passes vertically through the body or an organ and divides it into right and left portions
frontal plane (coronal)
passes vertically through the body, produces anterior and posterior sections
midsagittal plane
plane divides the body into unequal right and left
stomach
secretes acid and enzymes that digest food