Though flexion and extension can occur in a variety of planes depending on the body's position, if you have a body in anatomical position, then all flexion and extension occurs on the sagittal plane.
sagittal plane
- 'parasagittal'
sagital
They are hinge joints. The elbow has only one plane of motion (flexion & extension); however, the knee is considered a "modified hinge" because it has the flexion & extension as well as a rotational (pivot) component as well.
The Sagittal plane passes through the body front to back, so dividing it into left and right. Movements in this plane are the up and down movements of flexion and extension.
Flexion, Extension and Hyperextension of the Joints
Frontal Plane about the anterioposterior axis
A previous wiki answer from Gerry Sutton.They are hinge joints. The elbow has only one plane of motion (flexion & extension); however, the knee is considered a "modified hinge" because it has the flexion & extension as well as a rotational (pivot) component as wellRead more: What_type_of_joint_is_found_in_the_knee_and_elbow
They are hinge joints. The elbow has only one plane of motion (flexion & extension); however, the knee is considered a "modified hinge" because it has the flexion & extension as well as a rotational (pivot) component as well.
The Sagittal plane passes through the body front to back, so dividing it into left and right. Movements in this plane are the up and down movements of flexion and extension.
Flexion, Extension and Hyperextension of the Joints
Sagital Plane Exercises are a forward to backward movement or front to back movement. Inverse Crunch Floor to waist Front Squats Knee Flexion and extension Trunk Flexion and Extension Shoulder flexion and extenstion
Frontal Plane about the anterioposterior axis
The elbow is an uniaxial joint. This type is a synovial joint that permits movement around only one axis and in only one plane. The articulating ends of the bones form a hinge-shaped unity that allows only flexion and extension.
A previous wiki answer from Gerry Sutton.They are hinge joints. The elbow has only one plane of motion (flexion & extension); however, the knee is considered a "modified hinge" because it has the flexion & extension as well as a rotational (pivot) component as wellRead more: What_type_of_joint_is_found_in_the_knee_and_elbow
The knee and elbow both are uniaxial joints. This type is a synovial joint that permits movement around only one axis and in only one plane. The articulating ends of the bones form a hinge-shaped unity that allows only flexion and extension.
Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine definition:A movement that increases or decreases the angle between two bones. An angular movement can occur in any plane and includes flexion, filename-extension, abductionadduction-2, and circumduction.Read more: angular-movement
A flexion preformed across the horizontal plane.
Thumb abduction and adduction is in the sagittal plane. However, finger abduction and adduction is in the frontal/coronal plane. Do these movements in the anatomical position and that will help you see that the thumb is not abducting or adducting in the frontal plane rather the sagittal plane.
sagitall (side view) just think if you had a video camera on the side of someone you would see movement take place from this view