planes and axes

Question 1

what is the sagittal plane?

Answer 1

a vertical plane which divides the body into left and right halves

Question 2

what is the frontal plane?

Answer 2

a vertical plane that divides the body into front and back halves

Question 3

what is the transverse plane?

Answer 3

divides the body into upper and lower halves

Question 4

what occurs on the axes of movement?

Answer 4

rotation

Question 5

what is a transverse axis?

Answer 5

runs from side to side across the body

Question 6

what is the sagittal axis?

Answer 6

runs from front to the back

Question 7

what is the longitudinal axis?

Answer 7

that runs from top to bottom

Question 8

what type of joint action occurs in a sagittal plane about a transverse axis?

Answer 8

1) flexion
2) extension
3) plantar-flexion
4) dorsi-flexion
5) hyper-extension

Question 9

what joint action occurs in a frontal plane about a sagittal axis?

Answer 9

1) abduction
2) adduction

Question 10

what joint action occurs in a transverse plane about a longitudinal axis?

Answer 10

1) horizontal abduction
2) horizontal adduction