Planes of Movement

What are the three planes of movement?

• up, down, and sideways

• left, right, and center

• sagittal, frontal, and transverse

• horizontal, vertical, and diagonal

Which plane divides the body into left and right halves?

• transverse plane

• frontal plane

• sagittal plane

• coronal plane

Which plane divides the body into front and back halves?

• coronal plane

• transverse plane

• Frontal plane

• sagittal plane

Which plane divides the body into top and bottom halves?

• sagittal plane

• coronal plane

• oblique plane

• transverse plane

What is the movement called when a body part moves away from the midline of the body?

• adduction

• flexion

• abduction

• extension

What is the movement called when a body part moves towards the midline of the body?

• abduction

• flexion

• rotation

• adduction

What is the movement called when a body part moves towards the front of the body?

• flexion

• rotation

• abduction

• extension

What is the movement called when a body part moves towards the back of the body?

• extension

• abduction

• adduction

• flexion

What movements occur across the frontal plane?

• Adduction and Abduction

• Flexion, Extension, Plantar flexion and Dorsi Flexion

• Rotation, Horizontal Flexion and Horizontal Extension

• Circumduction

What movements occur across the Transverse plane?

• Adduction and Abduction

• Flexion, Extension, Plantar flexion and Dorsi Flexion

• Rotation, Horizontal Flexion and Horizontal Extension

• Circumduction