Cardinal Planes of Motion

Question 1

What are the three basic planes of motion?

Answer 1

1. anteroposterior or sagittal plane
2. Lateral or frontal plane
3. transverse or horizontal plane

Question 2

What is anteroposterior or sagittal plane?

Answer 2

• divides the body into equal, bilateral segments

- left or right half of the body

Question 3

-What are lateral or frontal plane?

Answer 3

-divides the body into front and back halves

Question 4

What are transverse plane?

Answer 4

-divides the body into top and bottom halves when an individual is in anatomic position

Question 5

What are the 3 diagonal planes of motion?

Answer 5

1. high diagonal
2. low diagonal #1
3. low diagonal #2

Question 6

What are high diagonal?

Answer 6

• upper limbs at shoulder joints
• overhand skills
• ex. baseball pitch

Question 7

What are low diagonal #1?

Answer 7

• upper limbs at shoulder joints

- underhand skills

Question 8

What are low diagonal #2?

Answer 8

• lower limbs at the hip joins

- ex. kickers (soccer)