movement

Question 1

anterograde

Answer 1

normal motion (good)

Question 2

retrograde

Answer 2

against normal motion BAD

Question 3

flexion

Answer 3

decreasing a joints angle

Question 4

extension

Answer 4

increasing a joints angle

Question 5

hyperextension

Answer 5

beyond a healthy range (too extended)

Question 6

elevation

Answer 6

move towards superior (head)

Question 7

depression

Answer 7

to move towards inferior (down, feet)

Question 8

protraction

Answer 8

move forward

Question 9

retraction

Answer 9

move towards back

Question 10

rotation

Answer 10

movement around an axis

Question 11

internal rotation

Answer 11

toward the midline (inwards)

Question 12

external rotation

Answer 12

outwards away from midline

Question 13

circumduction

Answer 13

move in circular motion

Question 14

abduction

Answer 14

move away from midline (with elevation/ depression)

Question 15

adduction

Answer 15

toward the midline (elevation/depression)

Question 16

supine

Answer 16

face up

Question 17

supination

Answer 17

rotation of palms facing up

Question 18

prone

Answer 18

face down

Question 19

pronation

Answer 19

rotation of the palm facing down

Question 20

eversion

Answer 20

move foot away from midline

Question 21

eversion

Answer 21

move foot away from midline

Question 22

inversion

Answer 22

move foot in towards midline

Question 23

plantar flexion

Answer 23

flexing foot down (towards plantar)

Question 24

dorsiflexion

Answer 24

flexing foot or hand up

Question 25

palmar flexion

Answer 25

flexing hand towards palm

Question 26

o/apposition

Answer 26

moving thumbs to fingers

Question 27

reposition

Answer 27

releasing thumbs away from fingers

Question 28

normal motion (good)

Answer 28

anterograde

Question 29

against normal motion BAD

Answer 29

retrograde

Question 30

decreasing a joints angle

Answer 30

flexion

Question 31

increasing a joints angle

Answer 31

extension

Question 32

beyond a healthy range (too extended)

Answer 32

hyperextension

Question 33

move towards superior (head)

Answer 33

elevation

Question 34

to move towards inferior (down, feet)

Answer 34

depression

Question 35

move forward

Answer 35

protraction

Question 36

move towards back

Answer 36

retraction

Question 37

movement around an axis

Answer 37

rotation

Question 38

toward the midline (inwards)

Answer 38

internal rotation

Question 39

outwards away from midline

Answer 39

external rotation

Question 40

move in circular motion

Answer 40

circumduction

Question 41

move away from midline (with elevation/ depression)

Answer 41

abduction

Question 42

toward the midline (elevation/depression)

Answer 42

adduction

Question 43

face up

Answer 43

supine

Question 44

rotation of palms facing up

Answer 44

supination

Question 45

face down

Answer 45

prone

Question 46

rotation of the palm facing down

Answer 46

pronation

Question 47

move foot away from midline

Answer 47

eversion

Question 48

move foot away from midline

Answer 48

eversion

Question 49

move foot in towards midline

Answer 49

inversion

Question 50

flexing foot down (towards plantar)

Answer 50

plantar flexion

Question 51

flexing foot or hand up

Answer 51

dorsiflexion

Question 52

flexing hand towards palm

Answer 52

palmar flexion

Question 53

moving thumbs to fingers

Answer 53

o/apposition

Question 54

releasing thumbs away from fingers

Answer 54

reposition