Human Anatomy: Planes, Axes, Skeleton, and Muscles
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ANNEX I: Structural Elements of Movement
For the study of motion within the mechanical dimension, it is referenced to a series of axes and body planes.
In EF, the plan is a representation of a flat (two-dimensional) image that passes through the body in its anatomical position (in bipedal stance with palms forward). The plans may be classified as:
- Sagittal Plane: Divides the body in an anteroposterior direction along the midline into two equal parts, right and left.
- Frontal Plane: Divides the body in the lateral direction into two parts, the facial and anterior or posterior or dorsal.
- Horizontal or Transverse Plane: Divides the body into two halves, upper or lower or cephalic and caudal.
An axis is defined as an imaginary line that passes through