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Sections & Planes

Body Section and Body Planes

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Sagittal Plane Any lengthwise plane running from front to back and top to bottom, dividing the body or any of its parts into right and left sides.
Sagittal Section A flat cut made along a sagittal plane
Midsagittal section (or median sagittal section) A sagittal section made in the exact midline of the body, resulting in equal and symmetrical right and left halves.
Coronal Plane (or frontal plane) Any lengthwise plane running from side to side and top to bottom, dividing the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions.
Transverse Plane (or horizontal plane) Any crosswise plane that divides the body or any of its parts into upper and lower parts.
Cross-section A cut along a plane parallel with the short axis of an organ.
Longitudinal Section A cut along the long axis of an organ.
Cross-Section If you cut the tip of your finger off it is what sort of cut section?
Longitudinal Section If you split your finger down the middle from the finger tip to the hand it is what sort of cut section?
Oblique Section A diagonal (no a right angle) cut of the body.
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