Edexcel GCSE Physical Education · 1PE0
Specification 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4 · Paper 1
An imaginary line about which the body or a body part rotates.
Revise: Movement patternsAn axis is an imaginary line about which the body or a body part rotates. Imagine a rod passing through that model: the model turns around the rod. The plane describes the surface of the movement; the axis describes the line of rotation.
- Revise: Movement in the sagittal plane
An imaginary straight line around which a body or body part rotates.