Definitions Deck Module 2 Flashcards
Module 2
Flexion
Bends or decrese the angle of a joint; Full-Fetal Flexion (in fetus position, all joints flexed)
Extension
Straightens or Increases the angle of a joint. HYPEREXTENSION = an abnormally full angle.
Lateral Flexion
Direction of movement; Moving Head to the side, all the way right or all the way left.
Abduction
Movement away from the midline (Alien abduction - moving away) AKA Radial Deviation (wrist moving toward Radius) - There is also Horizontal Abduction, moving from a Horizontal plane
Adduction
Movement toward the midline (Adding to the body) AKA Ulnar Deviation (wrist moving toward Ulna) - There is also Horizontal Adduction, moving from a Horizontal plane
Supination
Lateral or Outward rotation of forearm (Direction of Forearm when holding a bowl of soup)
Pronation
Medial or Inward Rotation of Forearm (Direction of Forearm when play pro basketball)
Plantar Flexion
Toes pointing downward (Gas Pedal)
Dorsiflexion
Toes pointing toward the shin (Toes to Nose)
Inversion
Sole is turned inward (Ankle Roll); Elevation of medial edge of the foot
Eversion
Sole is turned outward; Elevation of lateral edge of the foot
Circumduction
Where Proximal end is Fixed while Distal End moves in a cone shaped ROM
Rotation
Circular movement in which bone moves around its central axis [Head movements]; Medial and Lateral (extremities); Upward and Downward (scapula acromian processes)
Elevation
Raising of lifting a body part superiorly (upwards direction) [Scapula/ Mandible Jawbone]
Depression
Lowering or dropping a body part inferiorly (Downward movement) [Scapula/ Mandible Jawbone]