Anatomical Movement

Question 1

Flexion

Answer 1

Decreases the angle between two body parts, pulling in. Ankle to butt.

Question 2

Extension

Answer 2

Increases the angle between two body parts, pulling out.

Question 3

Hyperextension

Answer 3

Excessive extension of a joint, injury.

Question 4

Abduction

Answer 4

Away from the midline (abducting a child takes your arms away from your body and to the child)

Question 5

Adduction

Answer 5

Adding arm back to the midline (Add)

Question 6

Pronation

Answer 6

Nails up, palm facing down

Question 6

Supination

Answer 6

Palm facing up (holding a bowl of sup, soup)

Question 7

Dorsiflexion

Answer 7

Toe goes up

Question 8

Plantarflexion

Answer 8

Toe goes down

Question 9

Lateral rotation

Answer 9

Rotational movement away from the midline (what is lateral?) + rotation.

Question 10

Medial rotation

Answer 10

Rotational movement towards the midline (what is medial?) + rotation.

Question 11

Circumduction

Answer 11

Movement circularly

Question 12

Protraction

Answer 12

Lower jaw pushes forward, underbite.

Question 13

Retraction

Answer 13

Lower jaw is pushed back, pulled back (think of the word retract which means to come back, jaw comes back)

Question 14

Inversion

Answer 14

Foot rolls inward, ankle rolling

Question 15

Eversion

Answer 15

Foot goes outward

Question 16

Depression

Answer 16

Downward movement, opening of mouth (think of being sad/depressed your chin goes down, which is a downward movement)

Question 17

Elevation

Answer 17

Upward movement, closing/biting of the mouth