Movement Analysis

Question 1

First Class Lever

Answer 1

Fulcrum is in the middle of the effort and the load

eg. Raising your head to head a football

Question 2

Second Class Lever

Answer 2

Load is in the middle between the fulcrum and the effort

eg. Standing on tiptoe to jump for a header, planter flex ion of ankle, sprint take off, jump

Question 3

Third Class Lever

Answer 3

The effort is between the fulcrum and the load

eg. Preacher Curl, striking or hitting balls

Question 4

Remember with first, second and third class levers…

Answer 4

FLE (each mid)

Question 5

Plantar and dorsi flexion of ankle

Answer 5

Plantar (extended)

Dorsi (up)

Question 6

Mechanical Advantage

Answer 6

Effort arm / Weight arm

Question 7

Circumduction of shoulder

Answer 7

Arm moves in circle

Question 8

Flexion of shoulder

Answer 8

Arm moves up

Question 9

Extension of shoulder

Answer 9

Arm moves down

Question 10

Hyper extension of shoulder

Answer 10

Arm moves behind body

Question 11

Abduction of shoulder

Answer 11

Arm moves sideways up

Question 12

Adduction of shoulder

Answer 12

Arm moves sideways down

Question 13

Sagittal Plane

Answer 13

Cuts body into left and right side

Movement along this plane tends to be moving forwards or backwards

Question 14

Frontal Plane

Answer 14

Cuts body in half sideways, front and back

Can be a star jump, or cartwheel

Question 15

Transverse plane

Answer 15

Cuts body in half, top and bottom

Movements could include spinning

Question 16

Transverse Axis

Answer 16

Line runs from left through centre to right of body.

Eg. Front flip

Question 17

Sagittal Axis

Answer 17

Line runs from front through centre to back of body

Eg. Cartwheel

Question 18

Longitudinal Axis

Answer 18

Line runs from feet to head through centre of body

Eg. Pivot in basketball

Question 19

What are the pairs for planes and axis?

Answer 19

Saggital = transverse
Frontal = Sagittal
Transverse = longitudinal