Planes and axes in sport | Physical education | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which term is correct for an axis?

direction of travel

line of rotation ✓

flat surface

movement at a joint
Which of the following is the correct description of the frontal axis?

an imaginary line running from head to toe

an imaginary line running through the hips ✓

an imaginary line running through the belly button
The vertical axis runs through the body from head to ...

'toe' ✓
Which of the following images moves along the frontal plane and rotates around the sagittal axis?
Which of the following images is correct for the frontal plane?
Match the description to the correct plane of movement.

saggital plane

⇔

a flat surface which divides the body into left and right ✓

frontal plane

⇔

a flat surface which divides the body into front and back ✓

transverse plane

⇔

a flat surface which divides the body into top and bottom ✓

Exit quiz

Which plane of movement is paired with the frontal axis?

sagittal plane ✓

frontal plane

transverse plane
Which of the following is correct for a plane of movement?

line of rotation

movement takes place ✓

runs from head to toe

runs from side to side
Which is the following images demonstrates rotation around the vertical axis and movement along the transverse plane?
A somersault rotates around which axis and moves along which plane?

sagittal axis, frontal plane

vertical axis, transverse plane

frontal axis, sagittal plane ✓
A cartwheel rotates around which axis and moves along which plane?

sagittal axis, frontal plane ✓

vertical axis, transverse plane

frontal axis, sagittal plane
A figure skater, completing a full spin, rotates around the vertical axis moving along the ______ plane.

'transverse' ✓

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Key learning points

The body rotates around the frontal axis moving along sagittal plane.
The body rotates around the sagittal axis moving along the frontal plane.
The body rotates around the vertical axis moving along in the transverse plane.

Common misconception

Any of the three planes can be paired with the three axes.

Planes and axes are always paired as: sagittal plane with the frontal axis, frontal plane with the sagittal axis and transverse plane with the vertical axis.

Keywords

Frontal axis - a line of rotation which goes from side to side through the hips
Vertical axis - a line of rotation which goes through the body from head to toe
Sagittal axis - a line of rotation which goes through from front to back through the belly button
Plane - an imaginary flat surface running through the body along which movement takes place