Soc 21 Planes And Axes Of A Movement Flashcards
What is the definition of a plane
Imagenary flat surface that devides the body into section
How many planes of movement are there
3
What are the three planes of movement
Sagital frontal and transverse
In what way can you move in a sagital plane
Forwards and backwards
What are the movements of joints at a sagital plane
Flexion and extension
In what way can you move in a frontal plane
Left and right
What are the movements of joints in a frontal plane
Abduction and adduction
What is the possible movements at as transverse
Rotation
Give a sporting example of sagital plane
Gymast peforming a somersault
Give a sporting example of a transverse plane
Trampolinist twisting
What is a sporting example of a frontal plane
Gymnast doing a cartwheel
In what way does the sagital plane devide the body
Left to right
In what way does the transverse plane devide the body
Top to bottom
In what way does the frontsl plane devide the body
Front and black
What is the definition of axis
An imagenary straight line in which something turns round
