3.3: Planes of Motion

Question 1

What are the 3 planes of motion?

Answer 1

Sagittal, Frontal, Transverse

Question 2

What are the divides of the sagittal plane?

Answer 2

right and left; lies vertically

Question 3

What are the motions in sagittal plane?

Answer 3

flexion/extension
Examples: Squat, bicep curl, lunge, walking

Question 4

What are other names for the frontal plane?

Answer 4

coronal or lateral plane

Question 5

What are the divides of the frontal plane?

Answer 5

front half (anterior) and back half (posterior); lies vertically

Question 6

What are the motions of frontal plane?

Answer 6

abduction/adduction
Examples: Lateral raise, pull-down, side bends, military press

Question 7

What are the divides of the transverse plane?

Answer 7

below (inferior) and above (superior); lies horizontally

Question 8

What are the motions of the transverse plane?

Answer 8

internal/external rotation
Examples: Rotation at waist (swinging club or bat), Bench Press

Question 9

Motion of a limb superiorly, only occurring in the scapula

Answer 9

Elevation

Question 10

Motion of a limb in inferior position (scapula)

Answer 10

Depression

Question 11

of the spine, side to side movement, bending of vertebrae in frontal plane away from midline in lateral direction

Answer 11

Lateral flexion

Question 12

Internal rotation is also considered ______

Answer 12

Medial

Question 13

External rotation is also considered ______

Answer 13

Lateral

Question 14

_______ and _______ occur at the elbow to rotate the wrist or can describe ankle rotating the foot in transverse plane.

Answer 14

Pronation, supination

Question 15

Protraction is also known as _______

Answer 15

Scapular Abduction (moving away from midline of body)

Question 16

Retraction is also known as _______

Answer 16

Scapular Adduction (moving toward midline of body

Question 17

Retraction occurs as the joint moves back in position. This has to do with the scapula moving in the _________ plane.

Answer 17

Sagittal plane