Body Planes Flashcards
What are the three planes ?
Frontal (coronal) plane
Sagittal plane
Transverse (horizontal) plane
Explain frontal plane
Divided front and back
Explain sagittal plane
Divided down the midline left and right side
Explain transverse plane
Divided top and bottom half of body
There are three reference axes used to describe human angular motion what are they?
Mediolateral axis
Anteroposterior axis
Longitudinal axis
Rotation in the mediolateral axis occurs on which plane
Sagittal plane
Rotation about the mediolateral axis in which plane?
Sagittal plane
Rotation about the anteroposterior axis occurs in which plane?
Frontal plane
Rotation about the longitudinal axis occurs in which plane?
The transverse plane
The mediolateral axis is also called what? And is perpendicular to which plane?
Frontal- horizontal
Sagittal
The anteroposterior axis is also called what? And is perpendicular to which plane?
Sagittal-horizontal axis
Frontal plane
Longitudinal axis is also called what? And is perpendicular to which plane?
Vertical axis
Transverse plane
