Planes and Axis Flashcards
1
Q
What does the frontal plane do?
A
splits the body front to back
2
Q
What does the sagittal plane do?
A
split the body down the middle (left to right)
3
Q
What does the transverse plane do?
A
split the body top to bottom from the hip
4
Q
What does the transverse axis do?
A
a line through hip to hip
5
Q
what does the longitudinal axis do?
A
a vertical line from head to toe
6
Q
what does the sagittal axis do?
A
through the belly button
7
Q
What axis goes with the sagittal plane.
What movement moves around this
A
transverse axis
= forward roll in gymnastics
8
Q
What axis goes with the transverse plane?
what movement moves around this?
A
longitudinal
= hammer throw in athletics
9
Q
What axis goes with the frontal plane?
What movement moves around this?
A
Sagittal axis
= cartwheel in gymnastics
