Planes by BOB
A radiologist is analyzing an MRI of a patient's brain. To view the structures separating the left and right cerebral hemispheres, which anatomical plane should the radiologist examine?
What is the radiologist should examine the sagittal plane, as it separates the brain into left and right portions.
The human toes are _____ to the hip
What is Distal?
During a physical examination, a doctor notices a patient's abnormal spinal curvature. Which plane should the doctor assess to evaluate the spine's alignment, and what directional terms can describe the abnormal curvature?
What is the doctor should assess the coronal or frontal plane to evaluate the alignment of the spine. The abnormal curvature can be described using directional terms such as lateral deviation or scoliosis, depending on the specific presentation.
This is also referred to as the Ventral
What is Dorsal?
An orthopedic surgeon plans to replace a patient's hip joint. In which anatomical plane should the surgeon make the incision, and what directional term best describes the location of the hip joint relative to the knee?
What is the surgeon should make the incision in the sagittal plane to access the hip joint. The hip joint is located proximal to the knee.
A physiotherapist instructs a patient to perform exercises involving arm movements away from and toward the body's midline. What anatomical plane do these movements occur in, and what directional terms describe these actions?
What is these arm movements occur in the coronal or frontal plane. Moving away from the body's midline is described as abduction, while moving toward the midline is described as adduction.
A cardiologist inserts a catheter into a patient's blood vessel in the groin and advances it toward the heart for an angiography. In which direction is the catheter moving, and which plane separates the body into upper and lower parts during this procedure?
What is the catheter is moving in a superior direction, as it travels from the groin toward the heart. The plane separating the body into upper and lower parts during this procedure is the transverse plane.