Match the spatial terms
1. Horizontal / transverse plane
2. Sagittal / median plane
3. Frontal / coronal plane
4. Anterior?posterior axis
5. Bilateral axis (medial?lateral axis)
6. Vertical / longitudinal axis
a) Imaginary straight line that runs between the front and back of the body, perpendicular to the frontal (coronal) plane.
b) Imaginary straight line that runs up and down along the body's relative line of gravitational pull, perpendicular to the horizontal plane.
c) Plane that divides the body or its parts into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections.
d) Plane that divides the body or its parts into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections.
e) Imaginary straight line that runs between the right and left sides of the body, perpendicular to the sagittal plane.
f) Plane that divides the body or its parts into right and left sections.
1. Horizontal / transverse plane – c
2. Sagittal / median plane – f
3. Frontal / coronal plane – d
4. Anterior?posterior axis – a
5. Bilateral axis (medial?lateral axis) – e
6. Vertical / longitudinal axis – b
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