Movements Flashcards
All types of movement
Flexion
Extension
Hyperextension
Dorsiflexion
Plantar flexion
Abduction
Adduction
Circumduction
Rotation
Medial rotation
Lateral rotation
Supination
Pronation
Inversion
Eversion
Upward rotation & downward rotation (scapula)
Elevation & depression
Protraction & retraction
Flexion
a decrease in the angle between bones
flexxxx, of the joint
Extension
an increase in the angle between bones
straighten
Hyperextension
farther than extension
Dorsiflexion
upwards movment of foot
Plantar flexion
downwards movment of foot
Abduction
SIEG HEIL
Adduction
HEIL SIEG
Circumduction
z axis
Elevation
superior movement of a bone (uniplanar)
Occurs in the temporomandibular joint, shoulder (scapula), hyoid bone and ribs
Depression
inferior movement of a bone (uniplanar)
Occurs in the temporomandibular joint, shoulder (scapula), hyoid bone and ribs
Protraction
anterior movement of a bone (uniplanar)
Occurs in the temporomandibular joint and shoulder (scapula
Retraction
posterior movement of a bone (uniplanar)
Occurs in the temporomandibular joint and shoulder (scapula
Supination
movement of the forearm such that the palm of the hand turns anteriorly
Pronation
= movement of the forearm such that the palm of the hand turns posteriorly