Planes and axes of movement | Physical education | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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
Which of the following sports includes a skill named a full twist jump?

football

handball

skiing

trampolining ✓
Which of the following movement demonstrates extension of the knee?
A pirouette is a skill using ______ of the whole body.

'rotation' ✓

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 ✓
Which of the following images moves along the transverse plane and rotates around the vertical axis?
Match the plane of movement with the correct axis of rotation.

sagittal plane

⇔

frontal axis ✓

frontal plane

⇔

saggital axis ✓

transverse plane

⇔

vertical axis ✓
Match the sporting movement to the correct axis.

full twist in trampolining

⇔

vertical axis ✓

front somersault

⇔

frontal axis ✓

cartwheel

⇔

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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A plane is an imaginary flat surface running through the body along which movement takes place.
An axis is a line which the body or body part can turn.
There are sagittal (left and right), frontal (front and back) and transverse (top and bottom) planes.
The sagittal (side-to-side), frontal (forward/backward) and vertical (rotational) axis enable movement analysis.

The saggital plane is linked with the saggital axis.

They share the same name; however, the sagittal plane is linked with the frontal axis. The saggital axis is linked with the frontal plane.