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GCSE Physical Education · key term
An imaginary vertical surface dividing the body into front and back portions; sideways movements take place in this plane.
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Paper 1
Revise: Planes and axes of movementThe frontal plane divides the body into front and back portions. Imagine a vertical sheet extending sideways through the person. Sideways movements occur in this plane, including moving the arms away from and back towards the body.
Paper 1
A vertical plane dividing the body into front and back portions.
Revise: Movement Planes and Rotation AxesThe frontal plane is vertical and divides the body into front and back portions. Imagine a sheet passing through an upright body from side to side, separating the chest from the back.
Name both the plane and the axis when asked: sagittal plane–transverse axis; transverse plane–longitudinal axis; frontal plane–sagittal axis.
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