Anatomical Terms of Movement

Question 1

Flexion

Answer 1

Movement that decreases the angle between two body parts e.g. when the knee flexes, the ankle moves closer to the buttock

Question 2

Extension

Answer 2

movement that increase angle between body parts e.g. extension of the elbow is increasing the angle between the ulna and humerus

Question 3

abduction

Answer 3

movement away from the midline e.g. abduction of shoulder raises the arms out to the side

Question 4

adduction

Answer 4

movement towards midline e.g. hips squeezing legs together

Question 5

medial rotation

Answer 5

rotational movement towards midline e.g. pointing toe inwards

Question 6

lateral rotation

Answer 6

rotational movement away from midline e.g. point toe outwards

Question 7

elevation

Answer 7

movement in superior direction

Question 8

depression

Answer 8

movement in inferior direction

Question 9

supination

Answer 9

e.g. hands resting on the table in front of you, turn your hand onto its back, palm up e.g. when lying on the back= supine position

Question 10

pronation

Answer 10

e.g. flip hands not its front, palm down e.g. lying on front= prone position

Question 11

dorsiflexion and planatarflexion

Answer 11

describe movement of the ankle

Question 12

dorsum

Answer 12

superior survive of the foot

Question 13

plantar

Answer 13

the sole of the foot (inferior)

Question 14

dorsiflexion

Answer 14

flexion of the ankle so foot points superiorly e.g. bringing toes up to the sky

Question 15

plantarflexion

Answer 15

extension of ankle so foot points inferiorly e.g. ballet toes

Question 16

inversion

Answer 16

movement of the sole towards the medial plane- so sole faces in medial direction

Question 17

eversion

Answer 17

movement of sole away from the medial plane- so sole faces in a lateral direction

Question 18

opposition

Answer 18

bring the thumb and little finger together

Question 19

reposition

Answer 19

movement that moves the thumb and little finger away from each other

Question 20

circumduction

Answer 20

conical (circular) movement fo limb extending from the joint at which movement is controlled

Question 21

protraction

Answer 21

reaching out for something

Question 22

retraction

Answer 22

pick something up

Question 23

Hyperextension

Answer 23

continuation of exrension beyond anatomical position

Question 24

movement occurs in either the

Answer 24

saggital, coronal or transverse plane

Question 25

flexiona nd extention occurs in the

Answer 25

sagital plane

Question 26

abduction and adduction occur in the

Answer 26

coronal plane

Question 27

mediala nd lateral rotation occur in the

Answer 27

transverse plane

Question 28

circumduction is a combination of

Answer 28

flexion, extension, abduction and adduction

Question 29

supine position

Answer 29

lying flat on the back

Question 30

prone position

Answer 30

lying face down on the floor

Question 31

hand abduction

Answer 31

spread fingers

Question 32

hand adduction

Answer 32

fingers close together

Question 33

opposition

Answer 33

thumb touches little finger

Question 34

reposition

Answer 34

thumb spread out from hand

Question 35

extension of thumb

Answer 35

thumb move away from fingers

Question 36

flexion of thumb

Answer 36

thumb comes into palm

Question 37

abduction of the thumb moves it out of

Answer 37

the same plane as the hand

Question 38

adduction of the thumb

Answer 38

moves the thumb into the same plane as the hand