Planes and Position for Lab

What

description best fits the frontal (coronal) plane?

• An image of a person viewed from the back, with a vertical line indicating the division between the left and right sides of the body.
• An image of a person standing upright, viewed from the front, with a vertical line indicating the division between the front and back of the body.
• A diagram showing a cross-section of the body, highlighting internal organs without any external view.
• An image of a person lying down, viewed from the side, with a horizontal line indicating the division between the top and bottom of the body.

What description best fits the transverse plane?

• The transverse plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into inner and outer sections.
• The transverse plane divides the body into upper and lower sections.
• The transverse plane divides the body into front and back sections.
• The transverse plane is a vertical plane that separates left and right sides.

What description best fits the oblique plane?

• A flat surface that is completely horizontal.
• A flat surface inclined at an angle to the horizontal or vertical.
• A curved surface that changes direction gradually.
• A vertical surface that is perpendicular to the ground.

What description best fits the sagittal plane?

• The sagittal plane divides the body into upper and lower sections.
• The sagittal plane is a horizontal section of the body.
• The sagittal plane divides the body into left and right sections.
• The sagittal plane separates the body into front and back sections.

What description best fits the mid-sagittal plane?

• The mid-sagittal plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves.
• The mid-sagittal plane is a diagonal plane that cuts the body at an angle.
• The mid-sagittal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves.
• The mid-sagittal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions.

What description best fits the parasagittal plane?

• A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections.
• A vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections.
• A diagonal plane that cuts across the body at an angle.
• A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right sections, not necessarily equal.

What description best fits the prone position?

• Lying flat on the stomach, facing down.
• Lying on the side, facing left.
• Sitting upright with legs crossed.
• Lying on the back, facing up.

What is the supine position?

• Lying on the stomach, facing downwards.
• Sitting upright with legs crossed.
• Standing with arms raised above the head.
• The supine position is lying on the back, facing upwards.

What is the definition of anterior?

• Anterior is a term used for the outer layer of skin.
• Anterior refers to the upper part of the body.
• Anterior means situated towards the front.
• Anterior means situated towards the back.

What position is posterior in?

• The left side of the body.
• The upper side of the body.
• The front or anterior side of the body.
• The back or rear side of the body.