Lecture Two Flashcards
If I cut myself in half so that I was legs and a torso, what plane have I cut across?
Transverse plane
If I cut myself in half, so that I was two symmetrical halves, what plane have I cut across?
Sagittal plane
If I cut myself in half, and one half had my ass and one had my face, what plane have I cut across?
Coronal plane
Where is my shoulder in relation to my hand?
Proximal
Where is my ankle in relation to my knee?
Distal
Where is my belly button in relation to my side?
Medial
Where is my head in relation to my feet?
Superior
Where is my bicep in relation to my neck?
Lateral
Where are my shins in relation to my neck?
Inferior
If I do a bicep curl, what movement am I doing and in what plane?
Flexion in the sagittal plane
If I put my hands outwards to grab something, what movement am I doing and in what plane?
Extension in the sagittal plane
If I’m a ballerina and go on pointe, what movement am I doing and in what plane?
Plantar flexion in the sagittal plane
If I go on my tip-toes, what movement am I doing and in what plane?
Dorsiflexion in the sagittal plane
If I look at a side profile, where would I say my nose is in relation to my ears?
Anterior
If I look at my side profile, where would I say my lower back was in relation to my belly button?
Posterior
If I move my arms for star jumps, what movement am I doing and in what plane?
Abduction in coronal
If a gymnast does a straddle jump, what movement are they doing on the way down and in what plane?
Adduction in the coronal plane
If I point my feet inwards, what movement am I doing and in what plane?
Inversion in the coronal plane
If I point my feet outwards, what movement am I doing and in what plane?
Eversion in the coronal plane
If my forearm is experiencing supernation, my palm is facing…
Anterior
If my forearm is experiencing pronation, my palm is facing…
Posterior
Rotation is what plane?
Transverse
This is when flexion, extension, abduction and adduction are used.
Circumduction
