AQA GCSE PE - Planes and Axes

In anatomical movement, a Plane is...

• An imaginary straight line around which the body rotates

• A vehicle used for travelling large distances in the air

• A sheet drawn through the body, dividing it into 2 parts

• A tool used to shape the wood when making a hockey stick

In anatomical movement, an Axis is...

• A line that is drawn through the body, dividing it into 2 parts

• The imaginary line running from the north pole to the south pole of the Earth.

• Flexion and extension of the elbow

• An imaginary straight line around which the body rotates.

Which plane splits the body into a left and a right side?

• Sagittal

• Transverse

• Frontal

Which plane splits the body into a top and bottom?

• Frontal

• Transverse

• Sagittal

Which plane splits the body into front and back?

• Transverse

• Sagittal

• Frontal

Which axis runs vertically from head to between your feet?

• Longitudinal

• Sagittal

• Transverse

The axis that runs horizontally from side to side, through your hips is known as?

• Longitudinal

• Sagittal

• Transverse

The sagittal axis runs...

• Vertically from your head to in between your feet

• Horizontally through the belly button and out of the back

• Horizontally through the hips from side to side

• Diagonally from hip to shoulder

Movements in the sagittal plane, rotate around which axis?

• Transverse axis

• Sagittal axis

• Longitudinal axis

Movements in the Transverse plane rotate around which axis?

• Sagittal axis

• Longitudinal axis

• Transverse axis