Soc 21 Flashcards
Sagittal plane
-divides the body vertically into ledt and right sides
-movements:flexion and extension
-example would ne a sommersault
Frontal plane
-divdes the body in ledt to right in a front and a back
-movements:adduction and abduction(sideways)
-an imaginary line dividing the body vertically from front to back(cartwheel)
Transverse plane
The transverse plane divides the body across the middle giving a top and bottom section
-movements:rotation
-an imaginary line dividing the body horizontally from top to bottom(twisting while jumping on a trampoline
Axes
An imaginary straight line around which something turns
Frontal axes
Frontal axis from side to side
-movement:flexion and extension
-definition- imaginary straight line passing horizontally through the body from left to right allows flexion and extension
Sagittal axis
Sagittal axis runs from fromt to ack
Movement:adduction and abduction
Imaginary lime horizontally passing front to back and allows abduction and adduction