Human Anatomy and Physiology Level - Essay Example

Transverse or horizontal plane.  This is an imaginary line that runs parallel to the ground dividing the body structure into upper and lower sections. Transverse or horizontal plane.  This is an imaginary line that runs parallel to the ground dividing the body structure into upper and lower sections.b. Coronal or frontal or vertical plane.  This vertical plane divides the body into front and back, anterior from posterior.  The plane separates the face from the back of the head, chest from the back and the palms from the back of the hands. c. Sagittal or median sagittal.

  This plane divides the body longitudinally from the center of the head to the bottom between the legs.  It divides the right side from the left one.