Starter quiz
- Which of the following images is correct for a cartwheel?
- Which image shows an athlete rotating their whole body?
- Which movement is defined as the angle of the joint decreasing?
- abduction
- adduction
- flexion ✓
- extension
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- Which of the following sports includes a skill named a full twist jump.
- football
- handball
- skiing
- trampolining ✓
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- Which of the following movement demonstrates extension of the knee.
A pirouette is a skill using ______ of the whole body.- 'rotation' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of the following image is correct for the sagittal plane?
- Which of the following is the correct description of the sagittal axis?
- an imaginary line running from head to toe.
- an imaginary line running through the hips
- an imaginary line running through the belly button. ✓
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- Which of the following images moves along the transverse plane and rotates around the longitudinal axis.
- Match the plane of movement with the correct axis of rotation.
- sagittal plane⇔transverse axis ✓
- frontal plane⇔sagittal axis ✓
- transverse plane⇔longitudinal axis ✓
- Match the sporting movement to the correct plane and axis.
- full twist in trampolining⇔transverse plane, longitudinal axis ✓
- front somersault⇔sagittal plane, transverse axis ✓
- cartwheel⇔frontal plane, sagittal axis ✓
- The transverse plane is an imaginary line and flat surface which divides the body into ______ and bottom halves.
- 'top' ✓
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Key learning points
- A plane is an imaginary flat surface running through the body along which movement takes place
- An axis is an imaginary line that runs through the body's centre of gravity, allowing the body to rotate.
- There are sagittal (left and right), frontal (front and back) and transverse (top and bottom) planes.
- The sagittal (side-to-side), transverse (forward/backward) and longitudinal (rotational) axis enable movement analysis.
Common misconception
The transverse plane is linked with the transverse axis.
They share the same name, however the transverse plane is linked with the longitudinal axis. The transverse axis is linked with the sagittal plane.
Keywords
Transverse plane - divides the body into top and bottom
Frontal plane - divides the body into front and back
Sagittal plane - divides the body into left and right
Axis - an imaginary line passing through the body around which it rotates
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