SOC21 Flashcards
What are planes?
Theoretical divisions that divide the body into planes
Whats a sagittal plane
Divides body into left and right sides
What is the movement of sagittal plane
Flexion and extention
Sporting example of sagittal plane
Somersault
What is a frontal plane
Divides body into front and back
Movement of frontal plane
Adduction and abduction
Sporting example of frontal plane
Cartwheel
What is a transverse plane
Divides top and bottom
Movement of transverse plane
Rotation
Sporting example of transverse plane
Shot put
What is an axes
Imaginaery straight line that something turns on
What is a frontal axis
Runs from side to side and allows flexion and extension
Pair of frontal axis
Sagittal plane
What is Sagittal axes
Split body from side to side and allows Adduction and abduction
Pair of Sagittal axes
Frontal plane