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Title

A & P Chapter 15 Terms

Description

Body Planes

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Subject

Anatomy

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

09/19/2011

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Term

Frontal Plane

Definition

the vertical plane that passes through the body longitudinally from head to toe, dividing it into "front" and back parts

Term

Sagittal Plane

Definition

the vertical plane that passes through the body lengthwise and divides the body into right and left sides

Term

Midsagittal

Definition

passes through the midline form top to bottom, dividing the body into equal right and left halves

Term

Transverse Plane

Definition

horizontal plane that passes through the body, dividing it into upper and lower parts