| A | B |
|---|
| Sagittal plane | [vertical plane] divides the body into right and left halves,  |
| midsagittal plane | [median plane] divides the right and left halves,  |
| Transverse plane | [Horizontal plane] divides the body into superior & inferior halves,  |
| Coronal plane | [Frontal plane] divides the body into anterior and posterior parts,  |
| longitudinal section | organ sliced by a plane through its long axis |
| transverse section | [cross section] divided by a plane perpendicular to this axis at a right angle |
| oblique section | the organ divided perpendicularly from the long axis at any other angle than a right angle |
| anatomical position | position is used as a standard reference,  |
