Articulations

Question 1

flexion

Answer 1

moving body to make a smaller angle
(head forward, bend arm at elbow…)

Question 2

extension

Answer 2

keeping things flat or straight

Question 3

hypertension

Answer 3

making the angle greater (head backwards, wrist up)

Question 4

abduction

Answer 4

moving things further away from the body (midline) (moving entire arm up, moving leg to side)

Question 5

adduction

Answer 5

moving things closer to the body (midline) (bringing leg to normal position, lowering arm by side)

Question 6

circumduction

Answer 6

circular movement of arm or leg to side of body (arm circles out to the side)

Question 7

rotation

Answer 7

the movement of something

Question 8

lateral rotation

Answer 8

moving something more laterally (outside of the body)

Question 9

medial rotation

Answer 9

moving something closer to the midline of the body

Question 10

pronation

Answer 10

thumb to thigh, moving elbow

Question 11

supination

Answer 11

pinky to thigh, moving elbow

Question 12

depression

Answer 12

lowering of shoulders, pulls downward

Question 13

elevation

Answer 13

raising of shoulders, pulls upward

Question 14

dorsiflexion

Answer 14

point toes up to sky, raising toes up

Question 15

plantar flexion

Answer 15

pointing toes downward

Question 16

inversion

Answer 16

point/ move big toe to middle

Question 17

eversion

Answer 17

move/ point pinky toe outward

Question 18

protraction

Answer 18

output to neck, punching something outward