Planes/Axes Flashcards
1
Q
Transverse Plane
A
thru waist, splits body like a hamburger (bend forward & backward)
superior & inferior
2
Q
Frontal Plane
A
splits body into front & back (vertical axis-twirl)
3
Q
Sagittal Plane
A
splits body into left & right (side bend)
4
Q
Flexion/Extension
A
moving thru sagittal plane about the transverse axis
5
Q
Rotation
A
moving thru transverse plane & about the vertical (sagittal) axis
6
Q
Side bend (Abduction/Adduction)
A
moving thru frontal plane & about the sagittal axis
7
Q
Moving in a transverse plane
A
rotation
8
Q
Move in transverse axis
A
flexion/extension of body/back
9
Q
Move in sagittal plane
A
flexion/extension of body/back
10
Q
Move in a frontal plane
A
Side bend
11
Q
Move about a vertical axis
A
rotation
