Human Movement- Unit 1 Review

Define Anatomic position

• Imaginary line that splits the body into two equal halves.

• Body stands upright with arms besides trunk and facing forward.

• Plane that bisects the body into right and left half.

• Plane that bisects the body into a top half and bottom half.

Define the midline

• Body part closest to the feet

• Standard posture wherein the body stands upright, arms sides the trunk and facing forward.

• body part closest to the head

• Imaginary line that splits the body into two equal halves.

Define Anterior...

• Body part towards the front of the body.

• Body part towards the back of the body.

• Body part closest to the head.

• Body part closest to the feet.

Define superior...

• Body part closest to the head

• Body part closest to the feet

• Body part towards the front

• Body part near the trunk

Define medial...

• means away from the midline of the body

• body part towards the front

• means toward the midline of the body

• body part closest to the feet

How many planes of movement are on the human body?

• 5

• 3

• 2

• 10

Which plane of movement divides the body into two, a front half and a rear half?

• Sagittal

• Frontal

• Transverse

• Longitudinal Axis

Which plane bisects the body into a right half and left half?

• Transverse

• Frontal

• Sagittal

Which axis cuts through the body laterally side to side?

• Anterior-Posterior

• Longitudinal

• Medial-Lateral

Which axis cuts through the body front and back?

• Anterior-posterior

• Medial-Lateral

• Longitudinal