Soc 21 Planes And Axes

Question 1

What are planes?

Answer 1

They are theoretical divisions that divide the body into sections. There are 3 planes of motion in the body

Question 2

Sagittal Plane

Answer 2

A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right halves. Movements in this plane include flexion and extension.

Question 3

Frontal Plane

Answer 3

A vertical plane that divides the body into front and back halves. Movements in this plane include abduction and adduction.

Question 4

Transverse Plane

Answer 4

: A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves. Movements in this plane include rotation.

Question 5

Medial-Lateral Axis

Answer 5

An imaginary line that runs horizontally from side to side and is perpendicular to the sagittal plane. Movements occur around this axis in the frontal plane.

Question 6

Anterior-Posterior Axis

Answer 6

An imaginary line that runs horizontally from front to back and is perpendicular to the transverse plane. Movements occur around this axis in the sagittal plane.

Question 7

Longitudinal Axis

Answer 7

An imaginary line that runs vertically from top to bottom and is perpendicular to the frontal plane. Movements occur around this axis in the transverse plane.

Question 8

Rotation

Answer 8

Circular movement around an axis, typically in the transverse plane.