GCSE PE Planes & Axes 1

What sort of movement occurs in the sagittal plane?

• Forwards and Backwards

• Flexion and Extension

• Sprinting

• Left to Right

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

• 360 Twist

• Jumping

• Running

• Squating

What movement occurs in the frontal plane?

• Abduction/Adduction

• Flexion/Extension

• Rotation

• Circumduction

What plane does this movement occur in?

• Sagittal

• Frontal

• Backwards

• Transverse

What movement occurs in the transverse plane?

• Circumduction

• Abduction/Adduction

• Rotation

• Plantar Flexion

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

• Jumping

• Swimming

• 100m Sprint Start

• Ice-Skating Spin

Which way does the frontal axis cut our body?

• Left to right

• Front to back

• Top to Bottom

A somersault is an example of rotation along which axis?

• Frontal

• Transverse

• Sagittal

• Backwards

What axis of rotation does this picture depict?

• Frontal

• Transverse

• Sagittal

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

• TRUE

• FALSE