Medical Terminology Quiz: Body Planes

Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?

• Sagittal plane

• Coronal plane

• Transverse plane

• Frontal plane

Which plane divides the body into front and back portions?

• Sagittal plane

• Transverse plane

• Midsagittal plane

• Coronal plane

Which plane divides the body into top and bottom sections?

• Coronal plane

• Sagittal plane

• Frontal plane

• Transverse plane

Which plane divides the body at an angle other than 90 degrees?

• Coronal plane

• Sagittal plane

• Transverse plane

• Frontal plane

Which plane is also known as the lateral plane?

• frontal plane

• transverse plane

• coronal plane

• sagittal plane

Which plane is also known as the frontal plane?

• Sagittal plane

• Transverse plane

• Horizontal plane

• Coronal plane

Which plane is also known as the horizontal plane?

• YZ plane

• XZ plane

• ZX plane

• XY plane

Which plane is used to divide the body into unequal left and right portions?

• Frontal plane

• Transverse plane

• Coronal plane

• Sagittal plane

Which plane is used to divide the body into unequal front and back portions?

• Horizontal plane

• Coronal plane

• Sagittal plane

• Transverse plane

Which plane is used to divide the body into unequal top and bottom sections?

• Transverse plane

• Coronal plane

• Sagittal plane

• Frontal plane