A&P L#6 Flashcards
Adduction
Movement towards the midline of the body.
Flexion
Decreasing the angle between two body parts.
Extension
Increasing the angle between two body parts.
Rotation (Internal / External)
Turning a body part around its axis; internal rotation brings the limb towards the midline of the body, while external rotation moves it away.
Circumduction
Circular movement of a limb at the joint.
Dorsiflexion:
Bending the foot upward at the ankle.
Plantarflexion
Pointing the foot downward at the ankle.
Pronation
Rotating the forearm and hand so the palm faces downward.
Supination
Rotating the forearm and hand so the palm faces upward.
Opposition
Movement of the thumb to touch the tips of other fingers.
Reposition
Movement of the thumb away from touching the tips of other fingers.
Depression
Movement downward, often of a body part.
Elevation:
Movement upward, often of a body part.
Protraction
Moving a body part forward.
Retraction
Moving a body part backward.
Inversion
Turning the sole of the foot inward.
Eversion
Turning the sole of the foot outward.
List specific joins?
sutures
interosseous membranes
intervertebral joint
pubic symphysis
intercarpal/intertarsal joints
carpometacarpal joints
metacarpophalangeal joints
metatarsophalangeal joints
interphalangeal joints
atlantoaxial joint
proximal radioulnar joint
shoulder, elbow, hip, knee
list movement terms?
abduction/adduction
flexion/extension
opposition/reposition
rotation
circumduction
dorsiflexion/plantarflexion
pronation/supination
depression/elevation
protraction/retraction
inversion/eversion
What are the specific synovial?
hinge
ball-and-socket
plane
pivot
saddle
condylar
when it asks TYPES OF JOINT what is it?
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
synovial
identify or name joint?
ex: hip, pubic symphysis, interosseous membrane, etc
Types of synovial?
hinge
ball and socket
pivot and etc
Sutures (what movement & structural classification )?
Fibrous (No movement)