Planes
This plane divides the body into Upper and Lower Halves
Transverse Plane
This direction means below
Inferior
This direction pertains to the palm of the hand
Palmar
In Basketball when someone is shooting a free throw, what movement is happening at the elbow?
Flexion or Elbow Flexion
This movement turns the foot outwards
Eversion
This Plane Divides the Body into Front and Back Parts
Frontal or Coronal Plane
This direction means to the back side
Posterior or Dorsal
This direction means laying on your back
Supine
What movement is happening during a softball pitch?
Circumduction or Supination
This movement is the most common ankle sprain
Inversion
This Plane Divides the Body into Unequal Left and Right Parts
Sagittal Plane
This directions means closest to the midline of the body
Medial
This direction means laying on your stomach
Prone
In cheer when the athlete does a jump split, what movement is happening to their legs?
Abduction
This movement of the hand allows a bowler to finish after they toss the ball down the lane
Supination
This plane is divides the body into Anterior and Posterior Parts
Frontal or Coronal Plane
This direction means the Front side
Anterior
This directions pertains to the bottom of the foot
Plantar
In Triple Jump as the athlete is bounding one foot at a time, what is happening to the lead foot?
Dorsiflexion
This movement allows a boxer to stick their punch at the end forward
Protraction
This Plane divides into Equal Left and Right Halves
Median or Mid-Sagittal Plane
This direction means furthest away from the trunk of the body
Distal
This directions means close to the skin
Superficial
In Tennis as most players finish their forehand, what movement is happening to their wrist at the end phase?
Pronation
This movement is around a central axis
Rotation (Internal/External)