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Question 1

Supine

Answer 1

Lying on the back or with the face upward (dorsal side is down/ventral side is up)

Question 2

Prone

Answer 2

Person lies flat with chest down and back up (dorsal side up/ventral side down).

Question 3

Midline

Answer 3

Bisecting of the body vertically down the center; movements of the boyar often referred to in their relation to the midline.

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

Front

Question 5

Posterior

Answer 5

Back

Question 6

Flexion

Answer 6

Bending movement that decreases the angle between two parts.

Question 7

Extension

Answer 7

Straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts.

Question 8

Abduction

Answer 8

Motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline.

Question 9

Adduction

Answer 9

Motion that pulls a structure or part toward the midline.

Question 10

Lateral Rotation

Answer 10

Turning outward

Question 11

Medial Rotation

Answer 11

Turning inward.

Question 12

Elevation

Answer 12

Movement in an upward direction.

Question 13

Depression

Answer 13

Movement in a downward direction

Question 14

Protraction

Answer 14

Anterior movement of the arms at the shoulders.

Question 15

Retraction

Answer 15

Posterior movement of the arms at the shoulders.

Question 16

Dorsiflexion

Answer 16

Flexion of the entire foot upward toward the shin.

Question 17

Eversion

Answer 17

Movement of the sole toward the median plane.

Question 18

Pronation

Answer 18

The rotation of the hand, forearm, or foot inward and downward.

Question 19

Supination

Answer 19

The rotation of the hand, forearm, or foot upward and outward.

Question 20

Rotation

Answer 20

Motion that occurs when a part turns on its axis.

Question 21

Eccentric

Answer 21

A contraction where the muscle elongates while under tension, due to an opposing force being greater than the force generated by the muscle.

Question 22

Concentric

Answer 22

A muscle contraction in which the muscles shorten while generating force.

Question 23

Closed Kinetic Chain

Answer 23

The segment farthest from the midline (usually hand or foot) is fixed or stationary.

Question 24

Open Kinetic Chain

Answer 24

The segment farthest from the midline (usually the hand or foot) is free and not fixed.