Movements Flashcards
1
Q
What decreases the angle of a joint?
A
Flexion
2
Q
What increases the angle of a joint
A
Extension
3
Q
Movement of a linb away from the midline
A
Abduction
4
Q
Movement of a limb towards the midline
A
Adduction
5
Q
Movement of a limb in a circle
A
Circumduction
6
Q
Rotating a limb towards the midline
A
Medial Rotation
7
Q
Rotating a limb away from the midline
A
Lateral Rotation
8
Q
Object faces UP
A
Supiration
9
Q
Object faces DOWN
A
Pronation
10
Q
Pulling your foot towards the shin
A
Dorsification
11
Q
Pushing your foot away from the shin
A
Plantar flexion
12
Q
Lifting the medial side of the foot
A
Inversion
13
Q
Lifting the lateral side of the foot
A
Eversion
14
Q
Movement anteriorly in a tranverse plane
A
Protraction
15
Q
Movement posteriorly in a transverse plan
A
Retraction
