Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Planes, axis and joint actions

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Movement that decreases the joint angle and is in the sagittal plane.

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

2.

Movement that increases the joint angle and is in the sagittal plane.

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

3.

Movement away from the midline of the body in the frontal plane

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

4.

Movement towards the midline of the body in the frontal plane

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

5.

Movement around a central axis in the transverse plane

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Rotation

d)

Flexion

6.

Exercises that include a side to side motion are in which plane?

a)

Saggital

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

7.

Exercises that include a front and back motion are in which plane?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

8.

Exercises that involve a twisting motion are in the

a)

Sagittal plane

b)

Frontal Plane

c)

Transverse Plane

9.

When performing a star jump an athlete is moving through which plane?

a)

Frontal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse

d)

Horizontal

10.

When performing a front Russian twist an athlete is moving through which plane?

a)

Frontal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse

d)

Horizontal

11.

When performing a front front rack lunge an athlete is moving through which plane?

a)

Frontal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse

d)

Horizontal

12.

A kartwheel involves abduction of the arms and legs. What axis does this movement occur through?

a)

frontal plane

b)

sagittal axis

c)

vertical axis

d)

frontal axis

13.

A forward roll will occur around which axis?

a)

Longitudional Axis

b)

Transverse Axis

c)

Saggital Axis