Movement Types

Question 1

Name the 4 movement types.

Answer 1

1. Gliding
2. Angular
3. Rotation
4. Special

Question 2

Angular movements

Answer 2

• Flexion and extension
• Hyperextension
• Abduction and addiction
• Circumduction

Question 3

Rotational movements

Answer 3

• Medial rotation
• Lateral rotation

Question 4

Special movements

Answer 4

• Elevation and depression
• Protraction and retraction
• Inversion and eversion
• Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
• Supination, pronation and opposition