LECTURE 2 movements of body

Question 1

flexion

Answer 1

decrease the angle between two bones, bending (paired with extension)

Question 2

extension

Answer 2

increase the angle between two bones, straightening (paired with flexion)

Question 3

abduction

Answer 3

movement away from the midline (paired with adduction)

Question 4

adduction

Answer 4

movement towards the midline (paired with abduction)

Question 5

medial rotation

Answer 5

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

Question 6

lateral rotation

Answer 6

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

Question 7

elevation

Answer 7

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

Question 8

depression

Answer 8

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

Question 9

protraction

Answer 9

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

Question 10

retraction

Answer 10

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

Question 11

pronation

Answer 11

rotating the forearm so that palm faces posteriorly (paired with supination)

Question 12

supination

Answer 12

rotating the forearm so that palm faces anteriorly (paired with pronation)

Question 13

plantarflexion

Answer 13

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

Question 14

dorsiflexion

Answer 14

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

Question 15

eversion

Answer 15

turning the sole of the foot laterally (paired with inversion)

Question 16

inversion

Answer 16

turning the sole of the foot medially (paired with eversion)

Question 17

opposition

Answer 17

moving the thumb to touch the tips of the other fingers (not paired)

Question 18

circumduction

Answer 18

moving a limb/finger so that it describes a cone in space (not paired)