Functional Anatomy - Movement Types

Question 1

Flexion

Answer 1

• The action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint.

Question 2

Circumduction

Answer 2

• The movement of a limb or extremity so that the distal end describes a circle while the proximal end remains fixed.

Question 3

Extension

Answer 3

• The action of moving a limb from a bent to a straight position.

Question 4

Supination

Answer 4

• The rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward.

Question 5

Rotation

Answer 5

• The rotation of a limb around a fixed point.

Question 6

Dorsi Flexion

Answer 6

• The backward flexion (bending), as of the hand or foot.

Question 7

Pronation

Answer 7

-The rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards.

Question 8

Abduction

Answer 8

• The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part.

Question 9

Plantar Flexion

Answer 9

• The movement of the foot in which the foot or toes flex downward toward the sole.

Question 10

Adduction

Answer 10

• The movement of a body part toward the body’s midline.