movements

Question 1

palms down

Answer 1

pronation

Question 2

palms up

Answer 2

supination

Question 3

plantar turned in

Answer 3

inversion

Question 4

plantar turned out

Answer 4

eversion

Question 5

angle decreases

Answer 5

flexion

Question 6

angle increases

Answer 6

extension

Question 7

foot points towards shin

Answer 7

dorsiflexion

Question 8

foot pointing down

Answer 8

plantarflexion

Question 9

movement away from midline

Answer 9

abduction

Question 10

movement into midline

Answer 10

adduction

Question 11

a combination of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction

Answer 11

circumduction

Question 12

moves superiorly

Answer 12

elevation

Question 13

moves inferiorly

Answer 13

depression

Question 14

moves anteriorly

Answer 14

protraction

Question 15

moves posteriorly or back to the anatomical position

Answer 15

retraction

Question 16

turning of the structure

Answer 16

rotation (internal & external)

Question 17

moving the thumb and little finger together

Answer 17

opposition

Question 18

mandible moves away from the midline

Answer 18

lateral excursion

Question 19

mandible moves into the midline

Answer 19

medial excursion

Question 20

plane that cuts the body into front and back halves

Answer 20

coronal (frontal/lateral) - movements side to side

Question 21

plane that cuts the body into left and right halves

Answer 21

sagittal - movements forward and back

Question 22

plane that cuts the body into top and bottom halves

Answer 22

transverse - twisting movements