2C Types of Body Movements Flashcards
Flexion movement
Bending
Extension movment
Straitening
What plane does Extension and flection take place?
Sagittal Plane
Side Flexion (Lateral flexion) movement
bending body toward right or left side
Hyperflexion is?
Excessive flexion of a joint.
Hyperextension
Beyond Normal ROM and is excessive (Abnormal or excessive extension of a joint beyond its normal ROM (can lead to injury))
Where are hyperextension injures common?
hinge joints like knee and elbow
What plane does Abduction and adduction occur within?
The Coronal Plane (frontal)
from the midline, Abduction moves the limb in what direction?
laterally away from the midline of the body.
from the midline, Adduction brings the limb in what direction?
brings arm down towards the midline/side of the body
abduction and adduction of the wrist is called?
radial and ulnar deviation.
radial and ulnar deviation moves the hand….
away from or toward the midline of the body.
spreading the fingers apart is AB or AD duction?
abduction
Dorsiflexion and Plantarflexion are movements at… and is what kind of joint?
at the ankle, and is a hinge joint
Inversion and Eversion involve multiple _____ joints and take place at the _____ joint
plane, ankle