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
