Key terms:terms relating to movement

Question 1

flexion

Answer 1

a movement that decreases the angle between two bones at a joint,such as when bending your elbow or knee

Question 2

extension

Answer 2

act of straightening a joint or increasing the angle between two bones at a joint

Question 3

abduction

Answer 3

movement of a limb or apendage away from the bodys midline

Question 4

adduction

Answer 4

movement of a body part towards the bodys midline

Question 5

medial rotation

Answer 5

rotational movement of a limb towards the bodys midline or axis

Question 6

lateral rotation

Answer 6

rotational movement of a limb away from the bodys midline or axis

Question 7

circumduction

Answer 7

• movement of a limb/hand/fingers in a circular pattern
• its a conical movement that occurs when one end of a body part remains relatively stationary and the other moves in a circle
• it is accomplished by a sequence of flexion, adduction, extensions and abduction in a joint (eg. shoulder/wrist/hip)

Question 8

protraction

Answer 8

movement of a body part forward on a plane parrallel to the ground

Question 9

retraction

Answer 9

movement of a body part back to its orignial position/further backwards

Question 10

inversion

Answer 10

the movement of the sole of the foot towards the bodys midline

Question 11

eversion

Answer 11

the movement of the sole of the foot away from the bodys midline

Question 12

dorsiflexion

Answer 12

the backward bending and contracting of a body part such as the hand or foot towards the body

Question 13

plantar flexion

Answer 13

The extension of the ankle so the foot moves down and away from the leg

Question 14

pronation

Answer 14

• a rotational movement that occurs in the forearm and foot (opposite of supination):
• FOREARM: the rotation of the forearm at the radioulnar joint that causes the palm to face backwards/downards
• FOOT: the rotation of the medial bones in the midtarsal region of the footinwards and downward so that in walking the foot tends to come down on its inner margin

Question 15

supination

Answer 15

• A rotational movement that occurs in the forearm and foot (opposite of pronation):
• FOREARM: the rotation of the forearm at the radioulnar joints that causes the palm to face forwards/upwards
• FOOT: the rotation of the medial bones in the midtarsal region of the foot outwards and upwards so that in walking the foot tends to come down on its outer margin