Question

• a plane that cuts the body like slicing bread would be the

__________ plane.

• a plane that splits you into a left twin and right twin would be the

__________ plane.

• a plane that separates your front from your back would be the

__________ plane.

• the plane that goes exactly down your middle is the __________

plane.

Explanation:

1. First blank (A plane that cuts the body like slicing bread)

In anatomy, a transverse plane (also called horizontal plane) divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts, similar to slicing bread horizontally.

The coronal (or frontal) plane? No, wait, the sagittal plane (specifically the midsagittal if it's the middle, but a general sagittal plane) divides the body into left and right parts. A plane that splits into left and right "twins" (two equal left and right parts) can be a sagittal plane (midsagittal is the exact middle, but sagittal in general divides left and right). Wait, actually, the sagittal plane is the one that divides the body into left and right. So for splitting into left and right twin - like parts, it's the sagittal plane.

The coronal (frontal) plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts. So this plane separates front from back.

Answer:

transverse

2. Second blank (A plane that splits you into a left twin and right twin)