Topic 2 Flashcards
What is the sagittal plane?
It divides the body into left and right
Sagittal- Splits
What is an example of a sport or action taking place along the sagittal plane?
Running, lunges forward and backward, kicking a football forward, jumping forward
What types of movements occur on the sagittal plane?
Flexion and extension types of movement occur in this plane,
What is the frontal plane?
passes from side to side and divides the body into the front and back
Frontal- FRont and back
What is an example of a sport or action taking place along the frontal plane?
Cartwheel, jumping jacks
What types of movements occur on the frontal plane?
Abduction and adduction movements occur in this plane
What is the transverse plane?
passes through the middle of the body and divides the body horizontally in an upper and lower half.
What is an example of a sport or action taking place along the transverse plane?
Spinning in ice skating, a golf swing torso movement , twisting in a discuss throw, pivoting in netball
What types of movements occur on the transverse plane?
Rotational movements
Where does the frontal axis run through?
Frontal axis - this line runs from left to right through the centre of the body.
Where does the vertical axis run through?
- this line runs from top to bottom through the centre of the body.
Where does the sagittal axis run through?
this line runs from front to back through the centre of the body.
Give an example of a sport or movement that occurs on the frontal axis?
when a person performs a somersault they rotate around this axis.
Give an example of a sport or movement that occurs on the vertical axis?
when a skater performs a spin they are rotating around the vertical axis.
Give an example of a sport or movement that occurs on the sagittal axis?
when a person performs a cartwheel they are rotating about the sagittal axis.
Does each plane run on a particular axis?
Yes
What is the pneumonic to remember what plane belongs to what axis?
Sit
Forward
For
School
Towards
Victory
What axis does the sagittal plane run on?
Frontal
What axis does the transverse plane run on?
Vertical
What axis does the frontal plane run on?
Sagittal
What is a lever?
Consists of a solid structure that pivots around a fulcrum
What is a fulcrum?
The part of the lever that pivots
What is the load?
This is the object or resistance that opposes the movement
What is the effort?
This is the force needed to be applied in order to move an object