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Reference Planes Flashcards

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Sagittal plane

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divide body in half

forward/backward movements occur

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Frontal plane

A

lateral movemen occur

divides body front and back

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Transverse plane

A

rotational movement

divides body upper/lower half

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Cardinal Plane

A

Sagittal
Front/coronal
Transverse

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Axes

A

Longitudinal
Mediolateral
Anteroposterior

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6
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Longitudinal

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Rotational movements occur in the transverse plane

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Mediolateral

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Rotations occur in the sagittal plane

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Anteroposterior

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Rotations occur in the frontal plane

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