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Planes and axes of movement

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sort of movement occurs in the sagittal plane?

a)

Forwards and Backwards

b)

Flexion and Extension

c)

Sprinting

d)

Left to Right

2.

Which of the below is a sporting action that occurs in the sagittal plane?

a)

360 Twist

b)

Jumping

c)

Running

d)

Squating

3.

What movement occurs in the frontal plane?

a)

Abduction/Adduction

b)

Flexion/Extension

c)

Rotation

d)

Circumduction

4.

What plane does this movement occur in?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Backwards

d)

Transverse

5.

What movement occurs in the transverse plane?

a)

Circumduction

b)

Abduction/Adduction

c)

Rotation

d)

Plantar Flexion

6.

Which of the below is a sporting example of movement in the transverse plane?

a)

Jumping

b)

Swimming

c)

100m Sprint Start

d)

Ice-Skating Spin

7.

Which way does the frontal axis cut our body?

a)

Left to right

b)

Front to back

c)

Top to Bottom

8.

A somersault is an example of rotation along which axis?

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal

d)

Backwards

9.

What axis of rotation does this picture depict?

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal

10.

A cartwheel is an example of movement along the sagittal axis, true or false?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE