Muscles: Movements Flashcards
0
Q
Increases the angle between joints
▪️straightening body trunk, elbow, or knee
A
Extension
1
Q
Decreases angle between joints
Brings 2 bones closer together
▪️bending knee, elbow
A
Flexion
2
Q
Turning of a bone around its own long axis
▪️turning head or arm
A
Rotation
3
Q
Moving away from midline or median plane of the body
▪️raising arm or thigh laterally, spreading fingers and toes
A
Abduction
4
Q
Moving toward the body
▪️curling the fingers and toes, bringing arms into the body
A
Adduction
5
Q
Turning forward
▪️Palm facing anterior
A
Supination
6
Q
Turning backward
▪️Palm and putting them Posterior
A
Pronation
7
Q
Upward movement of the foot
A
Dorsiflexion
8
Q
Down movement of the foot
A
Plantar flexion
