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an imaginary surface or line
"When the section is made through the body wall or through an organ, it is made along [a plane.]..." |
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| runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts; if it divides down the midline, it is called either a median or midsagittal plane |
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| longitudinal plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts |
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| runs horizontally; divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
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| sections of organs that are sectioned along the transverse plane |
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