Body Planes

• SAGITTAL


  vertical plane that divides the body into right & left parts
• MIDSAGITTAL OR MEDIAN


  a sagittal plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves
• Parasagittal


  any sagittal plane on either side of the midline
• FRONTAL or CORONAL


  divides the body into anterior & posterior parts
• TRANSVERSE 


  divides the body into superior and inferior parts
• OBLIQUE


  diagonal, not parallel to a sagittal, frontal, or transverse plane