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1      Chapter 1 – Kinesiology - Anatomical Reference Plane & Axis


         Standard Reference Terminology




         Anatomical Axis



           Axis definition:




                 An axis is a straight line around which an object rotates.

                 Movement at the joint takes place in a plane about an axis.

                 A line perpendicular to anatomical plane.









          There are three axes of rotation.






                 Sagittal Axis

                 Frontal Axis

                 Vertical Axis







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