Lesson 2 Anatomical Terms Used in Relation to Movements

Question 1

is the movement that decreases the angle between two body parts.

Answer 1

Flexion

Question 2

refers to the movement that increases the angle between two body parts.

Answer 2

Extension

Question 3

is a movement away from the midline of the body

Answer 3

ABduction

Question 4

is the movement towards the midline of the body.

Answer 4

ADduction

Question 5

is the movement in a superior direction

Answer 5

Elevation

Question 6

refers to movement in an inferior direction.

Answer 6

Depression

Question 7

is flipping your hand palm facing down

Answer 7

Pronation

Question 8

is flipping your palm facing upward

Answer 8

Supination

Question 9

refers to the flexion of the ankle, so that the foot points more superiorly.

Answer 9

Dorsiflexion

Question 10

refers to the extension of the ankle, so that the foot points inferiorly.

Answer 10

Plantarflexion

Question 11

is a rotational movement towards the midline. It is also called internal rotation.

Answer 11

Medial rotation

Question 12

is rotating movement away from the midline

Answer 12

Lateral rotation

Question 13

involves the movement of the sole of the foot towards the median plane

Answer 13

Inversion

Question 14

involves the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane

Answer 14

Eversion

Question 15

brings the thumb in contact with a finger.

Answer 15

Opposition

Question 16

is a movement that moves the thumb and the little finger away from each other, effectively reversing opposition.

Answer 16

Reposition

Question 17

A conical movement of a limb extending from the joint at which the movement is controlled

Answer 17

Circumduction

Question 18

describes the anterolateral movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall
that allows the shoulder to move anteriorly.

Answer 18

Protraction

Question 19

refers to the posteromedial movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall, which causes the shoulder region to move posteriorly.

Answer 19

Retraction