Body Planes and Anatomical Terms

Divides the body into left and right portions

• Frontal

• Transverse

• Sagittal

• Nonplanar

Divides the body into front and back portions

• Sagittal

• Frontal

• Transverse

• Nonplanar

Divides the body into top and bottom portions

• Nonplanar

• Sagittal

• Frontal

• Transverse

Closer to the head

• Anterior

• Proximal

• Superior

• Medial

Which body plane is pictured?

• sagittal

• frontal (coronal)

• transverse

Label the image using the terms below

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

Ventral

Medial

Proximal

Lateral

Distal

Sagittal

Coronal

Median

Transverse

Dorsal

Tags

COM-A.7

CME-A.1

Match the body Planes to the correct letter from the image:

• Midsagittal Plane

• A

• Transverse Plane

• D

• Frontal Plane

• C

Which type of plane produces this view of the an apple

• Frontal

• Transverse

• Sagittal.

Which body plane is pictured?

• sagittal

• frontal (coronal)

• transverse

Which type of plane produces this view of the an apple

• Frontal

• Transverse

• Sagittal.