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DEFINE PLANES
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PLANES ARE IMAGINARY FLAT SURFACES THAT ARE USED TO DIVIDE THE BODY OR ORGANS TO VISUALIZE INTERIOR STRUCTURES
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DEFINE SAGITTAL PLANE
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IT IS A VERTICAL PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY OR AN ORGAN INTO RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES
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DEFINE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE OR MEDIAN
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DIVIDES THE BODY OR AN ORGAN INTO EQUAL RIGHT OR LEFT SIDES
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DEFINE PARASAGITTAL PLANE
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DIVIDES THE BODY OR AN ORGAN INTO UNEQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES
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DEFINE FRONTAL PLANE OR CORONAL PLANE
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DIVIDES THE BODY OR ORGAN INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR PORTIONS
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TRANSVERSE PLANE ALSO KNOWN AS THE CROSS-SECTIONAL OR HORIZONTAL
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DIVIDES THE BODY OR ORGAN INTO SUPERIOR (UPPER) AND INFERIOR (LOWER) PORTIONS
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DEFINE OBLIQUE PLANE
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PASSES THROUGH THE BODY OR AN ORGAN AT AN ANGLE BETWEEN A TRANSVERSE PLANE AND EITHER A MIDSAGITTAL, PARASAGITTAL OR FRONTAL PLANE
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DEFINE FRONTAL PLANE OR CORONAL PLANE
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DIVIDES THE BODY OR ORGAN INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR PORTIONS
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DEFINE SECTIONS
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ARE CUTS OF THE BODY OR ITS ORGANS MADE ALONG A PLANE AND ARE NAMED ACCORDING TO THE PLANE ALONG WHICH THE CUT IS MADE INCLUDING TRANSVERSE,
FRONTAL AND SAGITTAL SECTIONS |
