Fundamental Movements

Question 1

Flexion

Answer 1

decreasing the angle of 2 bones, sagittal plane

Question 2

extenstion

Answer 2

increasing the angle of 2 bones, sagittal plane

Question 3

dorsiflextion

Answer 3

moving the top of the foot towards the shin, sagittal plane

Question 4

plantarflextion

Answer 4

moving the sole of the foot downward; pointing the toes down, sagittal plane

Question 5

abduction

Answer 5

motion away from the midline of the body, frontal plane

Question 6

adduction

Answer 6

motion towards the midline of the body, frontal plane

Question 7

elevation

Answer 7

moving to a superior position(only at the scapula), frontal plane

Question 8

depression

Answer 8

moving to an inferior position(only at the scapula), frontal plane

Question 9

inversion

Answer 9

lifting the medial border of the foot(only at the subtalar joint), frontal plane

Question 10

eversion

Answer 10

lifting the lateral border of the foot(only at the subtalar joint), frontal plane

Question 11

roation

Answer 11

internal(inward), or external(outward), turning about the vertical axis of the bone, transverse plane

Question 12

pronation

Answer 12

rotating the hand and wrist medially from the elbow (palm down), transverse plane

Question 13

supination

Answer 13

rotating the hand and wrist laterally from the elbow (palm up), transverse plane

Question 14

horizontal flexion (adduction)

Answer 14

from a 90-degree abducted shoulder or hip position, the humerus or femur, respectively, is flexed(adducted) in toward the midline of the body in the transverse plane

Question 15

horizontal extension (abduction)

Answer 15

the return of the humerus or femur from horizontal flexion (adduction)

Question 16

circumduction

Answer 16

motion that descries a cone; combines flextion, extension, abduction, and adduction in sequence (Multiplanar)

Question 17

opposition

Answer 17

thumb movement unique to humans and primates (multiplanar)