Movements of the body

Question 1

bending the joint (decreasing the angle of the joint )

Answer 1

flexion

Question 2

straightening the joint (increasing the angle of elevation)

Answer 2

extension

Question 3

decreasing the angle of the ankle joint

Answer 3

dorsiflexion

Question 4

increasing the angle of the ankle joint

Answer 4

planter flexion

Question 5

moving the body in a upper/supieror direction

Answer 5

elevation

Question 6

moving a body part in a downward/inferior direction

Answer 6

depression

Question 7

rotating the ankle so that the sole of the foot points away from the other

Answer 7

eversion

Question 8

rotating the ankle so that the sole of the foot points towards the other

Answer 8

inversion

Question 9

moving the limbs away from the medial line of the body

Answer 9

abduction

Question 10

moving the limbs towards the medial line of the body

Answer 10

adduction

Question 11

rotating a limb away from the medial line of the body

Answer 11

lateral rotation

Question 12

rotating a limb towards the medial line of the body

Answer 12

medial rotation

Question 13

rotating the arm so that the palm faces downward if the forearm is flexed

Answer 13

pronation

Question 14

rotating the arm so that the palm faces upward if the forearm is flexed

Answer 14

supination

Question 15

posterior movement of the arm at the shoulder (towards the back)

Answer 15

retraction

Question 16

anterior movement of the arm at the shoulder (towards the front)

Answer 16

protraction

Question 17

bending the spine to the hideaway from the midline

Answer 17

lateral flexion

Question 18

rotating limbs in a circle

Answer 18

circumduction

Question 19

moving neck up

Answer 19

hyperextension