Question
What do you mean by planes and axes?

Answer

Meaning of Plane: An imaginary, flat surface passing through the body or organ is called plane. In other words, plane is the surface on which the movement occurs or takes place. There are three planes of motion that pass through the human body.
  1. Sagittal or Medial Plane.
  2. Frontal or Coronal Plane.
  3. Transverse or Horizontal Plane
Meaning of Axis: An axis is a straight line around which an object rotates. In fact, movements at the joints of human musculoskeletal system are mainly rotational and takes place about a line perpendicular to the plane in which they occur. This line is known as axis of rotation. In other words, axis is an imaginary line (point of rotation) that passes through a joint or body to describe movement.
There are following types of axes of rotation:
  1. Sagittal Axis.
  2. Frontal Axis.
  3. Vertical Axis.

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A balanced diet refers to the intake of food constituting all the necessary nutrients. Ram shares his knowledge of 'food and nutrition' with neighbors while visiting his grandparents in a village. Ram notices that few people living in that village are suffering with goiter and severe anemia.
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1. Minerals are placed under which nutrient category on the basis of the required quantity?
a) Macro-nutrients
b) Micro-nutrients
c) Phyto-nutrients
d) Zoo-nutrients
2. Goiter is caused due to deficiency of:
a) Iron
b) Calcium
c) Iodine
d) Vitamin D
3. What conclusion can you derive from the picture?
a) Exercise is not necessary for a healthy body
b) Nutrition and exercise are both necessary for a healthy body
c) Only a balanced diet is necessary for a healthy body
d) Only exercise is necessary for a healthy body
4. Fresh Vegetables and Fruits are rich sources of:
a) Vitamins and Minerals
b) Proteins and Carbohydrates
c) Fats and Oils
d) Fiber and Water