Movements Flashcards
plantar flexion
pointing the toes down
opposition
touching thumb to the tips of the other fingers on the same hand
this is what lets us grasp and manipulate objects
sets us apart from the animals
rotation
turning a bone on its own axis
only movement allowed in atlas and axis
also common at hip and shoulder joints
moving a limb so that it describes a cone in space
circumduction
lifting a body part superiorly
e.g. lifting scapulae when shrugging
elavation
touching thumb to the tips of the other fingers on the same hand
this is what lets us grasp and manipulate objects
sets us apart from the animals
opposition
flat bone glides or slips over another without angulation/rotation. goes back and forth or side to side. occurs at intercarpal and intertarsal joints and between vertebrae
gliding
moving an elevated body part inferiorly
e.g. when the mandible goes down during chewing
depression
hyperextension
continuing straightening movements beyond the anatomical position
adduction
moving toward the body or toward the midline of hand or foot
nonangular posterior movement in a transverse plane
e.g. bringing your jaw back to your face
retraction
flexion
bending movement that decreases the ange of the joint and bring articulating bones closer together.
e.g. bending body trunk or knee from straight to angled position
movement of radius around the ulna
forearm rotates medially and the palm faces posteriorly or inferiorly
moves distal end of radius across the ulna so the two bones form an X
a “pro” baseketball player does this to dribble the ball
pronation
nonangular anterior movement in a transverse plane
e.g. pushing jaw out
protraction
protraction
nonangular anterior movement in a transverse plane
e.g. pushing jaw out
pointing the toes down
plantar flexion
abduction
moving away from the midline or median plane of the body
e.g. raising arm laterally or spreading fingers apart
retraction
nonangular posterior movement in a transverse plane
e.g. bringing your jaw back to your face
pronation
movement of radius around the ulna
forearm rotates medially and the palm faces posteriorly or inferiorly
moves distal end of radius across the ulna so the two bones form an X
a “pro” baseketball player does this to dribble the ball
the sole of the foot turns laterally
move outward
eversion
moving away from the midline or median plane of the body
e.g. raising arm laterally or spreading fingers apart
abduction
supination
movement of radius around the ulna
rotation forearm laterally so the palm faces anteriorly or superiorly
eversion
the sole of the foot turns laterally
move outward
movement that increases the angle between articulating bones and sraightens a flexed limb
extension
turning a bone on its own axis
only movement allowed in atlas and axis
also common at hip and shoulder joints
rotation
gliding
flat bone glides or slips over another without angulation/rotation. goes back and forth or side to side. occurs at intercarpal and intertarsal joints and between vertebrae.
sole of the foot turns medially
move inward
inversion
lifting the foot so its superior surface approaches the skin
dorsiflexion
moving toward the body or toward the midline of hand or foot
adduction
dorsiflexion
lifting the foot so its superior surface approaches the skin
inversion
sole of the foot turns medially
move inward
elavation
lifting a body part superiorly
e.g. lifting scapulae when shrugging
depression
moving an elevated body part inferiorly
e.g. when the mandible goes down during chewing
movement of radius around the ulna
rotation forearm laterally so the palm faces anteriorly or superiorly
supination
extension
movement that increases the angle between articulating bones and sraightens a flexed limb
circumduction
moving a limb so that it describes a cone in space
bending movement that decreases the ange of the joint and bring articulating bones closer together.
e.g. bending body trunk or knee from straight to angled position
flexion
continuing straightening movements beyond the anatomical position
hyperextension
