PSYCH 350 Chapter Notes -Coronal Plane, Transverse Plane, Horizontal Plane
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The plane that bisects the body right and left halves. The plane that divides the body into a front and back part. Also known a the frontal plane or transverse plane. The plane that divides the brain into upper and lower parts. Meaning on the same side of the body. On the opposite side of the body. E x a m p l e :: the eye is lateral to the nose but medial to the ear, and the mouth is inferior to the nose but superior to the chin. Toward the periphery. / towards the end of a limb. An axon, tract or nerve that carries information into a region that we are interested in. An axon, tract or nerve that carries information away from the region of interest.