SOC 21: Panes And Axes Of Movement Flashcards
Planes:
Planes are theoretical divisions that divide the human body into sections. There are 3 planes of motion in the body.
Definition of Planes:
an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections.
Sagittal plane
The sagital plane divides the body to a left side
and a right side.
Movement of a Sagittal plane:
Flexion and Extension
Definition of a Sagittal plane:
an imaginary line dividing the body vertically into a left and right side.
An example of a Sagittal plane:
An example of a sagittal plane is a gymnastics permormer performing a somersault.
Frontal plane:
It divides the body resulting in a front and back
Movements at a frontal plane:
adduction, abduction
An example of a Frontal plane
An example of this is a cartwheel.
Transverse plane
It divides the body across the middle from a top to a bottom section
Movements at a transverse plane
Rotation
An example of a transverse plane
An example of this is a trampolinest doing a twist in the air.
Axes
Our joints rotate around axes, and these axes allow movement to take place in one of these planes.
Definition of axes
Def: an imaginary straight line around which something turns.
What does a feontal axis pair with
Sagittal plane
Where does a frontal plane run
From side to side
Movement at a frontal axis
Flexion and extension
An example of a frontal axis
A somersault
What does a sagittal axis link with
Frontal plane
Where does the sagittal axis run
It runs from front to back
Sagittal axis def.
Imaginary line passing horizontally from front to back allows adduction and abduction
An example of a sagittal axis
A cartwheel
What does the vertical axis link with
Transverse plane
Where does the vertical axis run
It runs from top to bottom
Movement of a vertical axis
Rotation
Movement of a vertical axis
Rotation
Vertical axis def.
Imaginary line passing vertically through the body, allows rotatio of the body in an upright position
An example of a vertical axis
A twist on a trampoline
