MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

ABDOMINAL STATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which plane passes through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions?
A
vertical plane
B
frontal plane
C
horizontal plane
D
sagittal plane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Coronal Plane (Frontal Plane)-A vertical plane running from side to side; divides the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions.

Detailed explanation-2: -A transverse plane, also known as an axial plane or cross-section, divides the body into cranial (head) and caudal (tail) portions. It is parallel to the ground, which (in humans) separates the superior from the inferior, or put another way, the head from the feet.

Detailed explanation-3: -The frontal (coronal) plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts.

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