Planes And Axis

Question 1

Sagittal Plane

Answer 1

Divides the body from top to bottom, (vertically), resulting in a left side and right side

Question 2

Frontal plane

Answer 2

Divides the body from top to bottom (vertically), but front and back sections

Question 3

Transverse plane

Answer 3

Divides the body across the middle, (horizontally),giving a top
section and a bottom section

Question 4

Axis

Answer 4

An imaginary straight line around which something turns

Question 5

Plane

Answer 5

An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections

Question 6

Frontal axis

Answer 6

Imaginary line passing horizontally through the body from left to right, allows adduction and abduction

Question 7

Vertical axis

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Sagittal axis

Answer 8

Imaginary line passing horizontally through the body from front to back, allows flexion and extension

Question 9

What plane and axis will a gymnast be working in a somersault?

Answer 9

It will be the sagittal plane around a frontal axis

Question 10

What axis and plane is used in a cartwheel?

Answer 10

It will be the frontal plane around a sagittal axis