CHAPTER 1 station 2 (Anatomical Planes)

imaginary flat surfaces which divides, or sections, the body, making it possible to observe the body’s structures.

separates the body or a structure into right or left halves

a sagittal plane that passes through the midline of the body, dividing it into equal right and left halves

divides the body into superior and inferior portions

divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) halves

cut along the axis of an organ

cut at a right angle to the long axis

cut at angle other than the right angle across the long axis