Movement Description at a joint

Question 1

Flexion?

Answer 1

• Bending
• Decreasing the angle between two bones
• Elbow, Knee

Question 2

Extension?

Answer 2

• Straightening
• Increasing the angle between two bones
• Knees, Elbow

Question 3

Abduction?

Answer 3

• Moving the bone away from the centreline of the body

- Shoulder, Legs

Question 4

Adduction?

Answer 4

Moving the bone towards the centreline of the body

- Shoulder, legs

Question 5

Rotation?

Answer 5

• Moving a bone around its own longitudinal axis

- Wrists, Head

Question 6

Circumduction?

Answer 6

• Moving the bones so that the end describes a circle
• The bone makes the shape of a cone as it moves
• Shoulder/ Arm