movement terms

Question 1

flexion

Answer 1

bending (making angle smaller)

Question 2

extension

Answer 2

straightening (making angle bigger/more obtuse)

Question 3

ABduction

Answer 3

movement AWAY FROM the body

Question 4

ADduction

Answer 4

movement TOWARD the body

Question 5

medial rotation

Answer 5

internal rotation (rotating towards the midline)

Question 6

distal rotation

Answer 6

external rotation (rotating away from the midline)

Question 7

supination

Answer 7

rotate elbow joint so palms are anterior (thumbs up, anatomical position)

Question 8

pronation

Answer 8

rotate elbow joint so palms are posterior (thumbs down, palms facing backwards)

Question 9

dorsiflexion

Answer 9

standing on heels

Question 10

plantarflexion

Answer 10

standing on toes

Question 11

inversion

Answer 11

bend ankle so sole of foot faces midline (stand on outside of foot)

Question 12

eversion

Answer 12

bend ankle so sole of foot faces outwards (stand on inside edge of foot)

Question 13

protraction

Answer 13

anterior movement accross transverse plane (scapula when pushing)

Question 14

retraction

Answer 14

posterior movement accross transverse plane (scapula when pulling)

Question 15

elevation

Answer 15

movement up (shrugging shoulders)

Question 16

depression

Answer 16

moving down (dropping shoulders)