MOVEMENTS
Bending a joint so the angle decreases
What is flexion?
Forward and backward movements happen in this plane
What is the sagittal plane?
This term means “toward the midline”
What is medial?
Jumping jacks use this movement
What is abduction?
The wrist compared to the elbow is
What is distal?
Straightening a joint so the angle increases
What is extension?
Side-to-side movements occur in this plane
What is the frontal plane?
This term means “away from the midline”
What is lateral?
A side leg raise occurs in this plane
What is the frontal plane?
The shoulder compared to the elbow is
What is proximal?
Movement away from the midline of the body
What is abduction?
Rotational movements occur in this plane
What is Transverse?
This term means “front of the body”
What is anterior?
A football player twisting to avoid a tackle is performing this movement
What is rotation?
Raising your arm straight in front of you is this movement in this plane
What is flexion in the sagittal plane?
Movement toward the midline of the body
What is adduction?
A squat primarily occurs in this plane
What is the sagittal plane?
This term means “back of the body”
What is Posterior?
A lateral ankle sprain occurs on this side of the ankle
What is lateral?
Bringing arms down during a jumping jack is this movement
What is adduction?
Turning movement around an axis (head, torso, swing)
What is rotation?
A baseball swing occurs in this plane
What is the transverse plane?
This term means “farther from the trunk”
What is Distal?
Posterior thigh pain most likely involves this muscle group
What are the hamstrings?
Cutting in football uses movement in all three planes
What is a multi-planar movement?