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body planes

  • HESI A2
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Multiple choice
  • Difficulty 3 of 5

Question

An image is made as a level slice through a torso model, leaving a headward portion and a footward portion. Which plane was used?

  1. Sagittal✗ Incorrect

    This plane creates right and left portions.

  2. Frontal✗ Incorrect

    This plane creates front and back portions.

  3. Transverse✓ Correct

    A level cross-section separates upper and lower portions.

  4. Median✗ Incorrect

    This plane creates equal right and left portions.

Answer

C. Transverse

Rationale

The two resulting portions lie above and below the slice. That relationship identifies a transverse plane.

RememberA transverse plane separates upper and lower portions.

Sources

  • Anatomical Terminology SEER Training Modules, National Cancer Institute · License: US government work (public domain) · Retrieved · Planes of the Body

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