2.2 Planes And Axes Of Movement Flashcards
What is the name given to the plane that divides the body from left to right?
Sagittal plan
What is the name given the plane that divides the body from top to bottom?
Transverse plane
What is the name given to the plane that divides the body between front and back
Frontal plane
What is the name of the axis the goes through the body from left to right?
Frontal axis
What is the name of the axis that goes through the body from front to back
Sagittal axis
What is the name of the axis that goes throguh the body from top to bottom?
Vertical axis
A somersault is performed around which axis?
Frontal axis
A carthweel is performed about which axis?
Sagittal axis
A carthweel is performed through which plane?
Frontal plane
A full twist jump is performed around which axis?
Vertical axis
A full twist jump is performed through which plane?
Transverse plane
What movement occurs around the frontal axis and in the sgittal plane?
A somersault
What movement occurs around the sagittal axis and through the frontal plane?
A cartwheel
What movement occurs about the vertical axis and through the transverse plane?
A full twist jump
