movement

Question 1

flextion

Answer 1

decreases angle, fleshy parts of limb bought closer together

Question 2

extension

Answer 2

increases angle

Question 3

dorsiflexion

Answer 3

toes bought up towards the face

Question 4

plantarflexion

Answer 4

toes pointing towards the ground

Question 5

ABDuction

Answer 5

movement at a joint that moves limb away from the mid line

Question 6

ADDuction

Answer 6

movement at a joint that moves the limb towards the midline

Question 7

circumduction

Answer 7

combination of four movements, flexion/abduction/extension/adduction, no rotation ie wrist or shoulder

Question 8

rotation

Answer 8

rotation around the long axis of a joint “moving around a fixed point”

Question 9

rotation lateral

Answer 9

external

Question 10

rotation medial

Answer 10

internal

Question 11

pronation

Answer 11

palm faces posterior “back”

Question 12

supination

Answer 12

palm faces anterior and forearm bones parallel “front”

Question 13

inversion

Answer 13

sole of foot faces towards midline “inwards”

Question 14

eversion

Answer 14

sole of foot turns away from midline