Planes Of Movmenet

Question 1

What is the frontal plane?
(Coronal plane)

Answer 1

Separates the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior)

Question 2

What are the 2 frontal plane joint actions (movement)?

Answer 2

Abduction (moving away from the body)
Adduction (moving back towards the body

Question 3

What 3 exercises that occur in the frontal plane?

Answer 3

Lateral raises
Side bends (lateral flexion)
Scapular elevation & depression (shoulder shrug)

Question 4

What is the Sagittal plane?

Answer 4

Separates the body into left and right

Can be uneven

Question 5

What is a sagittal movement called that’s directly down the centre?

Answer 5

Median or mid sagittal plane

Question 6

What are the 2 sagittal plane joint actions (movements)?

Answer 6

Flexion
Extension

Question 7

Name 4 times of exercises that can be done within the sagittal plane?

Answer 7

Shoulder flexion & extension
Elbow flexion & extension
Spinal flexion & extension
Ankle dorsiflexion & plantar flexion

Question 8

What is the transverse plane?
(Horizontal)

Answer 8

Separates the body into upper & lower parts

Question 9

What are the transverse plane joint actions (movements’?

Answer 9

Anything that rotates the body

Rotation

pronation & superination (with the arm)

Protraction & retraction

Inversion & eversion

Question 10

What are some exercises that involve the transverse plane?

Answer 10

Spinal rotations
Oblique twists
Medial & lateral rotation of the shoulder joint