Planes And Axis

Question 1

What is the Frontal axis?

Answer 1

Imaginary line passing horizontally through the body from left to right, allows flexion and extension.

Question 2

What is the Vertical Axis?

Answer 2

Imaginary line passing through the body, allows rotation of the body in an upright position

Question 3

What is the Sagittal axis?

Answer 3

Imaginary line passing horizontally through the body from front to back, allows abduction and adduction.

Question 4

Define a plane

Answer 4

An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections.

Question 5

Define axis (pl axes)

Answer 5

An imaginary straight line around which something turns

Question 6

What is a Sagittal plane?

Answer 6

An imaginary line dividing the body vertically into left and right sides

Question 7

What is a Transverse plane?

Answer 7

An imaginary line dividing the body horizontally from top to bottom.

Question 8

What is a Frontal plane?

Answer 8

An imaginary line dividing the body vertically from front to back.