Soc 21 - Planes And Axes Of Movement Flashcards
Plane
An imaginary flat surface that divides the body into sections
Sagittal plane
Left and right side
Sagittal plane - Movements
Flexion and extension (forwards and backwards)
Frontal Plane
Front and back
Frontal Plane - Movements
Adduction and abduction (sideways)
Transverse plane
Top and bottom
Transverse plane - Movements
Rotation
Axes
An imaginary straight line around which something turns
Frontal axis
Side to side
Frontal axis - Movement
Flexion and extension
Sagittal axis
Front to back
Sagittal axis - Movements
Adduction and abduction
Vertical axis
Top to bottom
Vertical axis - Movements
Rotation
The pairs (Planes and Axes)
Sagittal plane : Frontal axis
Frontal plane : Sagittal axis
Transverse plane : Vertical axis
Gymnastics athlete performing a somersault (Plane and Axes)
-Sagittal Plane
-Frontal Axes
Gymnastics athlete performing a cartwheel (Plane and Axes)
-Frontal Plane
-Sagittal Axes
Gymnastics athlete performing a twist on a trampoline (Plane and Axes)
-Tranverse Plane
-Vertical Axes
