Body Planes Terms
• Plane: Flat surface along which body or
structure is cut for anatomical study
• These planes are imaginary lines that are drawn
through an upright body. These lines are either
vertical, diagonal or horizontal.
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, Body Planes
• Midsagittal (median) plane
• Lies on midline
• Divides body vertically into right and left parts
• Parasagittal plane
• Not on midline
• The midsagittal (or median) plane, cuts the body perfectly in
while the parasagittal planes are off-center, running to the rig
or left of the body's midline.
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, Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
• Plane: Flat surface along which body or
structure is cut for anatomical study
• These planes are imaginary lines that are drawn
through an upright body. These lines are either
vertical, diagonal or horizontal.
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Body Planes
• Midsagittal (median) plane
• Lies on midline
• Divides body vertically into right and left parts
• Parasagittal plane
• Not on midline
• The midsagittal (or median) plane, cuts the body perfectly in
while the parasagittal planes are off-center, running to the rig
or left of the body's midline.
Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc.
