planes and axes or movement

• what are the 3 different planes?

  the sagittal, frontal and transverse plane
• the sagittal plane divides the left and right side of the body vertically
• the frontal plane divides the front and back of the body vertically
• the transverse plane divides the top and bottom of the body horizontally
• a plane is the imaginary line that the movement direction occurs in
• an axis is a line about which the body/ body part can turn
• the sagittal axis goes from front to back
• the transverse axis goes from side to side
• the longitudinal axis goes from top to bottom
• what are the three different axes?

  sagittal, transverse and longitudinal axis
• what movement can occur at a sagittal plane and transverse axis?

  Flexion and extension (eg. a somersault)
• what movement can occur at a frontal plane and sagittal axis?


  abduction and adduction (eg. a cartwheel)
• what movement can occur at a transverse plane and longitudinal axis?

  rotation (eg. a full twist)