Chapter 6 Muscle movements, names and types reverse Flashcards
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Decreases angle of the joint
brings 2 bones closer together
typical of hinge joints like knee and elbow
Flexion
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oppoosite of flexion
increases angle between bones
Extension
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movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis
common in ball and socket joints
(shaking head no)
rotation
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movement of a limb away from the midline
Abduction
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movement of a limb toward the midline
Adduction
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scribing a cone in space
circumduction
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lifting the foot so the superior surface approaches the shin
dorsiflexion
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depressing the foot
pointing the toes
plantar flexion
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turn sole of foot medially
inversion
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turn sole of foot laterally
eversion
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forearm rotates laterally so palm faces anteriorly
supination
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forearm rotates medially so palm face posteriorly
pronation
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move thumb to touch tips of other fingers on same hand
opposition
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straight
rectus
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largest
maximus