LAB 1 anatomical movements

Question 1

flexion

Answer 1

decrease the angle between two bones, bending (extension)

Question 2

extension

Answer 2

increase the angle between two bones, straightening (flexion)

Question 3

abduction

Answer 3

movement away from the midline (adduction)

Question 4

adduction

Answer 4

movement towards the midline (abduction)

Question 5

medial rotation

Answer 5

turning a bone towards the midline along its axis (lateral rotation)

Question 6

lateral rotation

Answer 6

turning a bone away from the midline along its axis (medial rotation)

Question 7

elevation

Answer 7

moving a body part superiorly (depression) (only mandible and scapula)

Question 8

depression

Answer 8

moving a body part inferiorly (elevation) (only mandible and scapula)

Question 9

protraction

Answer 9

moving a body part anteriorly (retraction) (only mandible and scapula)

Question 10

retraction

Answer 10

moving a body part posteriorly (protraction) (only mandible and scapula)

Question 11

pronation

Answer 11

rotating the forearm so that palm faces posteriorly (supination)

Question 12

supination

Answer 12

rotating the forearm so that palm faces anteriorly (pronation)

Question 13

plantarflexion

Answer 13

moving the anterior portion of the sole of the foot inferiorly (dorsiflexion)

Question 14

dorsiflexion

Answer 14

lifting the foot so that the superior surface approaches the shin (plantarflexion)

Question 15

eversion

Answer 15

turning the sole of the foot laterally (inversion)

Question 16

inversion

Answer 16

turning the sole of the foot medially (eversion)

Question 17

opposition

Answer 17

moving the thumb to touch the tips of the other fingers (no pair)

Question 18

circumduction

Answer 18

moving a limb/finger so that it describes a cone in space (no pair)