Question

Describe the following anatomical sections

1. Longitudinal in median, sagittal and frontal planes

2. Transverse at right angles to the longitudinal section

3. oblique at any other angles

(you can use diagrams for this question)

Answer 1

The anatomical sectional planes are usually the same in an adult and an embryo and fetus. The following points describe the different sections of planes:

Answer 1)

• MEDIAN PLANE - This is an upright vertical plane which passes through the center of body. Median plane divides the body into two equal halves - Left halves and Right halves.
• THE SAGITTAL PLANE : This is the vertical plane which is perpendicular to forehead and parallel to median plan and axis of nose.
• A FRONTAL PLANE: This is also known as Coronal Plane, it is also a vertical plane which meets/intersects with the median plane at right angle. This plane divides the body into anterior (front) (back) and posterior parts and us parallel to forehead.

Answer 2) THE TRANSVERSE OR HORIZONTAL PLANE: It divides the body in the superior(top) and inferior (bottom) parts. It is perpendicular to median and frontal plane.  

Answer 3) OBLIQUE SECTIONS : Obliques are basically the lie which is neither horizontal nor perpendicular. They are infact bit slanted and inclined at certain angle.

See the below diagram:

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