Body Planes Quiz

What is a plane in the context of body planes?

• A three-dimensional object

• A curved surface

• An imaginary flat surface

• A real surface on the body

How many major body planes are there?

• Four

• Two

• Three

• Five

Which plane divides the body into left and right sections?

• Oblique plane

• Sagittal plane

• Transverse plane

• Coronal plane

What is a midsagittal plane?

• A plane that runs diagonally

• A plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections

• A plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves

• A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?

• Sagittal plane

• Coronal plane

• Transverse plane

• Oblique plane

What is another name for the transverse plane?

• Sagittal plane

• Coronal plane

• Horizontal plane

• Oblique plane

Which plane divides the body into upper and lower sections?

• Oblique plane

• Transverse plane

• Coronal plane

• Sagittal plane

What is an oblique plane?

• A plane that runs only front to back

• A plane that runs only top to bottom

• A plane that runs only side to side

• A plane that runs diagonally

Which of the following is NOT a major body plane?

• Transverse plane

• Oblique plane

• Coronal plane

• Sagittal plane

How are planes that are not sagittal, coronal, or transverse described?

• Diagonal planes

• Horizontal planes

• Vertical planes

• Oblique planes