Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?

Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?

• A. Sagittal plane
• B. Frontal plane
• C. Transverse plane
• D. Longitudinal axis

Answer: (C)

Dividing the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts is done with a plane that cuts horizontally across the body. That plane is the transverse plane (also called the horizontal plane). It runs perpendicular to the long axis of the body, so a cut along it separates the upper from the lower portions. The sagittal plane splits the body into left and right sides, not top and bottom. The frontal (coronal) plane divides the body into front and back parts. The longitudinal axis is a direction line along the length of the body, not a slicing plane.

Dividing the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts is done with a plane that cuts horizontally across the body. That plane is the transverse plane (also called the horizontal plane). It runs perpendicular to the long axis of the body, so a cut along it separates the upper from the lower portions.

The sagittal plane splits the body into left and right sides, not top and bottom. The frontal (coronal) plane divides the body into front and back parts. The longitudinal axis is a direction line along the length of the body, not a slicing plane.