MOVEMENTS Flashcards
angle between articulating bones increases or decreases
Angular Motion
away from the midline; in the coronal
plane
ABDuction
toward the midline; in the coronal plane
ADDuction
angle between articulating bones decreases; in the
sagittal plane
Flexion
angle between articulating bones increases; in the
sagittal plane
Extension
past the anatomic position
Hyperextension
vertebral column moves in either lateral direction along a coronal
plane (spine movement along coronal plane)
Lateral flexion
combines flexion, abduction, extension,
and adduction in succession
Circumduction
the distal end of the limb or digit moves
in a circle
Circumduction
back and forth; side to side
gliding motion
flat surfaces of two bones glide across each other
gliding motion
A bone pivots around its own longitudinal axis
Rotational Motion
foot is brought closer
to the anterior surface of the leg
Dorsiflexion
superiorly (upwards
Elevation
inferiorly (downwards)
Depression