movements

Question 1

gliding

Answer 1

between short bones of the wrist and ankles
ex: twisting the wrist

Question 2

flexion

Answer 2

degrease an angle
ex: bending the elbow

Question 3

extension

Answer 3

increase an angle
ex: extending the arm

Question 4

hyperextension

Answer 4

over extension
ex: raising your chin and bending head backwards

Question 5

lateral flexion

Answer 5

ex: head turning to the side

Question 6

adduction

Answer 6

toward the midline
ex: bringing arms back down

Question 7

abduction

Answer 7

away from the midline
ex: raising arms up

Question 8

circumduction

Answer 8

making a circle in space with a body part

Question 9

plantar flexion

Answer 9

standing on the toes or pointing the toes

Question 10

dorsiflexion

Answer 10

standing on the heels or bringing the toes up

Question 11

lateral rotation

Answer 11

rotating away from the midline
ex: turning the toes away from the body

Question 12

medial rotation

Answer 12

rotating towards the midline
ex: turning the toes inward

Question 13

pronation

Answer 13

twisting the arm so the radius and ulna are crossed

Question 14

supination

Answer 14

twisting the arm so the radius and ulna are parallel

Question 15

inversion

Answer 15

turning the ankle so the sole is medial

Question 16

eversion

Answer 16

turning the foot so the sole is lateral

Question 17

protraction

Answer 17

jutting the mandible out

Question 18

retraction

Answer 18

bringing the mandible to its natural underbite position

Question 19

elevation

Answer 19

lifting a body part upward

Question 20

depression

Answer 20

dropping a body part downward

Question 21

opposition

Answer 21

touching the thumb to any other finger on the same hand