Movement Terms - Axis/Planes

Question 1

Mid-Sagittal Plane

Answer 1

• forward/back movements
• right/left side of body
• flexión/extensión
• medial/lateral axis (M-L)

Question 2

Frontal/coronal

Answer 2

• out/in movements (jumping jacks)
• abduction/adduction
• anterior/posterior axis (A-P)

Question 3

Transverse Plane

Answer 3

• rotational movements
• external/internal rotation
• pronation/supination
• vertical axis (longitudinal)
  (Superior/inferior)