PLANES AND AXES OF MOVEMENT

Question 1

MOVEMENTS HAPPEN IN (…)

Answer 1

PLANES

Question 2

WHAT IS A PLANE OF MOVEMENT

Answer 2

A PLANE OF MOVEMENT IS AN IMAGINARY FLAT SURFACE WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE BODY

Question 3

WHAT ARE PLANES USED FOR

Answer 3

TO DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OF A MOVEMENT

Question 4

WHICH ARE THE THREE PLANES

Answer 4

1) SAGGITAL PLANE- DIVIDES THE BODY INTO LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES
2) TRANSVERSE PLANE- DIVIDES THE BODY INTO TOP AND BOTTOM
3) FRONTAL PLANE- DIVIDES THE BODY INTO FRONT AND BACK

Question 5

MOVEMENT HAPPEN AROUND AXIS ASWELL (WHAT IS AN AXIS)

Answer 5

1) AN IMAGINARY LINE WHICH RUNS THROUGHT THE BODY, AT WHICH THE BODY MOVES AROUND OR ABOUT

Question 6

WHICH ARE THE THREE TYPES OF AXIS

Answer 6

1) SAGGITAL AXIS- RUNS THROUGH THE BODY FROM FRONT TO BACK
2) FRONTAL AXIS- RUNS THROUGH THE BODY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
3) VERTICAL AXIS- RUNS THROUGH THE BODY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM