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
foot is brought closer to
the posterior surface of the leg
Plantar Flexion
turns the sole laterally or outward
Eversion
turns the sole medially or inward
Inversion
anteriorly in the horizontal plane
Protraction
posteriorly in the horizontal plane
Retraction
(IDENTIFY FUNCL CLASSIFICATION) Fibrous
immobile to slightly movable
(IDENTIFY FUNCL CLASSIFICATION) Cartilaginous
immobile to slightly movable
(IDENTIFY FUNCL CLASSIFICATION) Synovial
freely movable