Ch 1, A&P, Body Planes and Sections

The sagittal plane...

• divides the body into interior and posterior parts

• divides the body into right and left parts

• runs horizontal from right to left, dividing into superior and inferior parts

The frontal plane...

• divides the body into interior and posterior parts

• divides the body into right and left parts

• runs horizontal from right to left, dividing into superior and inferior parts

The transversal/horizontal plane...

• divides the body into interior and posterior parts

• divides the body into right and left parts

• runs horizontal from right to left, dividing into superior and inferior parts

The foot in this image is being viewed from the...

• sagittal plane

• frontal plane

• transversal/horizontal plane

The brain in this image is being viewed from the...

• sagittal plane

• frontal plane

• transversal/horizontal plane

The human skull in this image is being viewed from the...

• sagittal plane

• frontal plane

• transversal/horizontal plane

The human body here is being split by the red square. The two resulting parts would be viewed from the...

• sagittal plane

• frontal plane

• transversal/horizontal plane

The cranial MRI shows an image along which plane?

• sagittal plane

• frontal plane

• transversal/horizontal plane

The image that examine the internal features of a human shoulder is viewed from the...

• sagittal plane

• frontal plane

• transversal/horizontal plane