The sagittal plane is a vertical plane through the longitudinal axis dividing the body into left and right portions. If the animal is bisected straight down the midline, the section is called a "midsagittal" section. If the animal is sectioned away from and lateral to the midline, the section is referred to as "parasagittal".
It is any plane parallel to the sagittal plane.
Sagittal or parasagittal
This is called a sagittal plane if divided this way with symmetrical left and right halves. If the section produces asymmetrical halves, this is a parasagittal section.
A sagittal plane that is slightly off-center from the midline is referred to as a parasagittal plane. This deviation allows for specific views and targeted analysis of structures within the body that may not be easily visible on a traditional midline sagittal plane.
The parasagittal plane is a type of sagittal plane that divides the body into unequal left and right sides. It runs parallel to the mid-sagittal plane, which divides the body into equal left and right halves. This plane is commonly used in anatomical and medical studies to describe specific structures or movements in the body.
Yes, a parasagittal section is a cut parallel to and offset from the midline (midsagittal plane) of the body. This type of cut separates the body into unequal left and right portions.
Though flexion and extension can occur in a variety of planes depending on the body's position, if you have a body in anatomical position, then all flexion and extension occurs on the sagittal plane.
Any sagittal plane that is not the median plane divides the body into unequal left and right sides. These planes are called parasagittal planes and can be positioned at various angles to the body, resulting in different perspectives and sections of the body.
Sagittal Plane
Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage., Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of the skull., In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal.
Transverse.
"Frontal" refers to the front portion of the kidney or any structure, sagittal refers to an imaginary plane through the middle of the body, dividing into equal left and right portions. So to take a sagittal section of the kidney is not usually possible as there is one on each side in humans and they are not near the midline.