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There are three planes of the body: Coronal (frontal) plane: separates the front (anterior) and back (posterior) of the body. Sagittal (longitudinal) plane: separates the left and right...
Anatomical terms and planes help to describe locations of body structures and movements. Understanding the anatomical planes enables you to correctly orientate prosections and scans (e.g. CT).
Body planes are used to describe anatomical motion in the X-Y-Z coordinate system that the body moves through. An anatomist could model a limb’s range of motion by measuring which planes the limb can move through and how far it is able to travel.
Body planes (a plane is a flat, two-dimensional surface) are imaginary surfaces that run through the body and divide it into different sections. We can talk about a specific location using the planes as reference points within the anatomical position.
When used in conjunction with anatomy, planes are used to divide the body and its parts, which allows you to describe the views from which you study the body. If you look at your A&P textbook, you’ll most likely notice that a good number of the pictures and diagrams make use of planes.
Use appropriate anatomical terminology to identify key body structures, body regions, and directions in the body; Demonstrate the anatomical position; Describe the human body using directional and regional terms; Identify three planes most commonly used in the study of anatomy; Distinguish between major body cavities
Understanding anatomical directional terms and body planes will make it easier to study anatomy. It will help you to be able to visualize positional and spatial locations of structures and navigate directionally from one area to another.