PlanesAnd Axis Flashcards
How many planes are there
3
List all planes
Sagittal
Frontal
Transverse
How many types of axis are there ?
Longitudinal
Transverse
Frontal
Define planes of move
Imaginary flat surfaces that divide the body and show the direction of movement
Define axis of movement.
Imaginary lines around which the body or body part rotates
How does the Sagittal plane divide the body
Right and left
How does the frontal plane divide the body into ?
Front and back
How does the transverse plane divide the body ?
Top and bottom
What movement is able to occur at the Sagittal plane ?
Forwards and backwards
Upwards and downwards
What movement can occur at the frontal plane ?
Side to side movement only.
What movement is able to occur at the transverse plane ?
Rotational movement only
Which axis work directly with the Sagittal plane ?
Transverse axis
What axis works directly with the frontal plane ?
Frontal axis
What axis works directly with the transverse plane ?
Longitudinal axis
What joint action occurs at the Sagittal plane and transverse axis ?
Flexion
Extension
Plantar flexion
Dorsiflexion
What joint action can occur at the front plane and frontal axis ?
Abduction
Abduction
What joint action can occur at the transverse plane and longitudinal axis ?
Horizontal abduction
Horizontal adduction
