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body planes & sections
body planes & sections of a&p
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
08/27/2008

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Term
frontal plane
Definition
bertical section through the longitudinal axis of the body which produces ventral (anterior) and dorsal (posterior) parts.
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sagittal plane
Definition
a vertical plane through the longitudinal axis of the body which produces right and left .
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(mid) sagittal plane
Definition
produces mirror image halves of the body.
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parasagittal plane
Definition
A vertical plane through the longitudinal axis of the body that is made anywhere else other than the midline produces right and left body parts, but not mirror images.
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transverse (horizontal) plane
Definition
a plane that runs at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the body.  This section would divide the body into superior and inferior parts.
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