Cgapter 9🫠

Question 1

What are the types of body movements?

Answer 1

Flexion: Decreases the angle between two bones.
• Extension: Increases the angle between two bones.
• Abduction: Moves a limb away from the midline of the body.
• Adduction: Moves a limb closer to the midline.
• Rotation: Movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis.
• Circumduction: Circular motion of a limb.
• Special movements: Includes dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, supination, pronation, inversion, and eversion.

Question 2

What is the function of the Frontalis muscle?

Answer 2

raises the eyebrows