Movements Flashcards by Lindsay Baptiste

Q

What decreases the angle of a joint?

A

Flexion

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Q

What increases the angle of a joint

A

Extension

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Q

Movement of a linb away from the midline

A

Abduction

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Q

Movement of a limb towards the midline

A

Adduction

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Q

Movement of a limb in a circle

A

Circumduction

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Q

Rotating a limb towards the midline

A

Medial Rotation

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Q

Rotating a limb away from the midline

A

Lateral Rotation

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Q

Object faces UP

A

Supiration

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Q

Object faces DOWN

A

Pronation

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Q

Pulling your foot towards the shin

A

Dorsification

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Q

Pushing your foot away from the shin

A

Plantar flexion

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Q

Lifting the medial side of the foot

A

Inversion

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Q

Lifting the lateral side of the foot

A

Eversion

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Q

Movement anteriorly in a tranverse plane

A

Protraction

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Q

Movement posteriorly in a transverse plan

A

Retraction

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Q

Lifting a body part superiorly

A

Elevation

Q

Lifting a body part inferiorly

A

Depresion

Q

Movement of your thumb to touch your other four fingers

A

Opposition