PLANES IN MOTION Flashcards
Planes of the Body
- Sagittal
- Frontal
- Transverse
Major Muscle Groups
- Back
- Shoulder
- Abdominal
- Legs
- Hamstrings
- Gastrocnemius
- Hip Flexors
Back Muscles (4)
- Trapezius
- Latissimus Dorsi
- Erector Spinae
- Rhomboids
- elevates scapula
- extends and laterally bends neck
superior trapezius
divides body into UPPER and LOWER sections
transverse plane
divides body into LEFT and RIGHT sections
sagittal plane
divides body into FRONT and BACK sections
frontal plane
retracts scapula
medial trapezius
depresses scapula
inferior trapezius
adducts, extends and internally rotates shoulder arm
latissimus dorsi
extension and flexion of lumbar spine
latissimus dorsi
extension and laterally flexes spine
erector spinae
- elevates scapula
- adducts scapula
- medially rotates downward of scapula
rhomboids
Shoulder Muscles - Deltoid
- Anterior
- Medial
- Posterior
shoulder flexion
horizontal adduction
internal rotation
anterior deltoid
abduction
medial deltoid
should horizontal position, external rotation
posterior deltoid
flexion and rotation of forearm
biceps
extension of forearm
triceps
flexion of trunk
rectus abdominis
- contracts abdomen
- twists left and right, side to side
obliques
provides squeezing support for back
transversus abdominis