Movements

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Towards the front

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Towards the back

Question 3

Distal

Answer 3

Away from the trunk or midline

Question 4

Inferior

Answer 4

Below or away from the head

Question 5

Dorsal

Answer 5

On the back of the body

Question 6

Superficial

Answer 6

Toward the skin

Question 7

Deep

Answer 7

Inside the body

Question 8

Axial skeleton

Answer 8

Spinal column, cranium, and ribcage

Question 9

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 9

limbs/extremities

Question 10

Proximal

Answer 10

Closer to the trunk or midline

Question 11

Flexion

Answer 11

A movement in a sagittal plane which takes a part of

the body forward from anatomical position.

Question 12

Extension

Answer 12

A movement in the sagittal plane which takes a part of

the body backward from anatomical position.

Question 13

Abduction

Answer 13

A movement in a frontal plane which takes a

part of the body away from the median plane.

Question 14

Adduction

Answer 14

A movement in a frontal plane which takes a

part of the body toward the median plane.

Question 15

Pronation

Answer 15

Rotation of the radius and ulna so that they cross each other

Question 16

Supination

Answer 16

Rotation of the radius and ulna so that they uncross each other

Question 17

Dorsiflexion

Answer 17

Movement when the angle between the top of the foot and the foreleg decreases

Question 18

Plantar Flexion

Answer 18

Movement when the angle between the sole of the foot and the back of the foreleg decreases; pointing the foot

Question 19

Protraction

Answer 19

Movement of the distal end of the clavicle forward, usually accompanied by scapular protraction

Question 20

Retraction

Answer 20

Movement of the distal end of the clavicle backward, usually accompanied by scapular retraction

Question 21

Palmar Flexion

Answer 21

Movement when the angle between the palm of the hand and the forearm decreases