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Monahan: Ch.One
Planes of Section
Question | Answer |
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What plane (cut) divides an organism into anterior and posterior portions? | frontal (coronal) |
What plane (cut) divides an organism into superior and inferior portions? | transverse |
What plane (cut) divides an organism into equal right and left portions? | midsagittal |
What plane (cut) divides an organism into unequal right and left portions? | sagittal |
What plane (cut) divides an organ into top and bottom portions? | cross-section |
What plane (cut) divides an organ lengthwise into right and left portions? | longitudinal |
What plane divides an organ with an angular cut? | oblique |
Name the three planes used only in reference to cutting an organ. | cross-section, longitudinal, and oblique |
Name the four planes used only in reference to cutting an organism. | sagittal, midsagittal, transverse, and frontal |