Movement Terminology Flashcards
What defines movements that allow certain joints to decrease the angle between two adjoining bones?
Flexion
What defines movements that allow certain joints to increase the angle between two adjoining bones, usually resulting in straightening of the bones?
Extension
What defines movements that pull a structure away from the midline of the body?
Abduction
What defines movements that pull a structure towards the midline of the body?
Adduction
What defines movements that rotate a structure towards the midline of the body?
Internal (medial) rotation
What defines movements that rotate a structure away from the midline of the body?
External (lateral) rotation
What defines movements where the hand, including the fingers, move towards the ulna?
Ulna deviation (adduction)
What defines movements where the hand, including the fingers, move towards the radius?
Radical Deviation (abduction)
What defines rotation of the forearm or foot so that in the anatomical position the palm or plantar surfaces are facing anteriorly?
Pronation
What defines rotation of the forearm or foot so that in the anatomical position the palm or plantar surfaces are facing anteriorly?
Supination
What defines flexion of the foot at the talocrural (ankle) joint (toes point towards your shin)?
Dorsiflexion
What defines extension of the foot at the talocrural (ankle) joint (planting foot into the ground/raising onto the ball of your foot/toes)?
Plantarflexion
What defines movements of the foot so that the plantar aspect faces laterally, away from the midline of the body?
Eversion
What defines movements of the foot so that the plantar aspect faces medially, towards the midline of the body?
Inversion
