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KAT Lesson 28
Body Planes and Motions
Question | Answer |
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Coronal Plane | Divides front and back |
Transverse Plane | Divides top and bottom |
Sagital Plane | Divides right and left |
Abduction | Drawing a part of the body away from the sagital plane, or spreading the toes or fingers |
Adduction | Bringing a body part toward the sagital plane. |
Flexion | Decreasing the angle of a joint (bending). |
Extension | Increasing the angle of a joint (straightening) |
Medial Rotation | Rotation toward the coronal plane - turning your arm or leg inward. |
Lateral Rotation | Rotation away from the coronal plane - turning your arm or leg outward. |
Elevation | Moving a body part upard - first part of shrugging your shoulders. |
Depression | Moving a body part downward - second part of shrugging your shoulders. |
Supination | Moving the palm so that it faces up. |
Pronation | Rotating the palm so it faces down. |
Plantarflexion | Flexing the foot downward - pointing the toes. |
Dorsiflexion | Bringing the foot upward - Flexing your foot. |
Inversion | Bringing the sole of the foot inward - as during a side kick. |
Eversion | Bringing the sole of the foot outward. |
Why body motions are important to know | To understand what caused an injury, learning a new move, grappling techniques and other new moves |