Ch 9: Types Of Joint Movement

Question 1

Flexion

Answer 1

Bending a joint so as to decrease the angle of the joint

Question 2

Extension

Answer 2

Straightening a joint increasing the angle of a joint

Question 3

Hyperextension

Answer 3

The extreme extension of a joint beyond it’s normally straight position

Question 4

Dorsiflexion

Answer 4

Moving the toes or foot upward

Question 5

Plantar flexion

Answer 5

Moving the toes or foot downward

Question 6

Abduction

Answer 6

The movement of a body part away from the midline

Question 7

Adduction

Answer 7

The movement of a body part toward the midline

Question 8

Circumduction

Answer 8

The distal end of an appendage moves in a circle

Question 9

Internal rotation

Answer 9

Occurs when a bone spins towards the bodies midline

Question 10

External rotation

Answer 10

Occurs when a bone spoons away from the bodies midline

Question 11

Supination

Answer 11

A movement that turns the palm upward

Question 12

Pronation

Answer 12

A movement that turns the palm downward 

Question 13

Inversion

Answer 13

A foot movement that turns the soul medially toward the other foot

Question 14

Eversion

Answer 14

A foot movement that turns the soul laterally away from the other foot

Question 15

Protraction

Answer 15

Moving the jaw forward

Question 16

Retraction

Answer 16

Moving the jaw backward