planes and axes

Question 1

sagittal plane

Answer 1

divides the body into right and left halves

Question 2

frontal plane

Answer 2

divides body into front and back

Question 3

transverse plane

Answer 3

divides the body into upper and lower halves

Question 4

transverse axis

Answer 4

runs from side to side across the body

Question 5

sagittal axis

Answer 5

runs from font to back

Question 6

longitudinal axis

Answer 6

runs from top to bottom

Question 7

flexion

Answer 7

decreasing the angle between the bones of a joint

Question 8

extension

Answer 8

increasing the angle between the bones of a joint

Question 9

plantar-flexion

Answer 9

pointing the toes/pushing up on to your toes

Question 10

dorsiflexion

Answer 10

pulling the toes up to the shin

Question 11

hyper-extension

Answer 11

increasing the angle beyond 180 between the bones of a joint

Question 12

what joint actions take place in a sagittal plane about a transverse axis

Answer 12

flexion, extension, plantar-flexion, dorsiflexion and hyper-extension

Question 13

what joint actions take place in a frontal plane about a sagittal axis

Answer 13

abduction and adduction

Question 14

what joint actions take place in a transverse plane about a longitudinal axis

Answer 14

horizontal abduction and horizontal adduction

Question 15

abduction

Answer 15

movement away from the midline of the body e.g. raising arms out to the side

Question 16

adduction

Answer 16

movement towards the midline of the body

Question 17

horizontal adduction

Answer 17

movement of the arm forward across the body at 90degrees to shoulder abduction

Question 18

horizontal abduction

Answer 18

movement of the arm backwards across the body to shoulder abduction