part 2 Flashcards
Muscle contraction causes ______ to move towards ______
insertion
origin
Attachment to immovable bone
Origin
Attachment to moveable bone
Insertion
Slipping movements only
Nonaxial
Movement in one plane
Uniaxial (flexion/extension only)
Movement in two planes
Biaxial (flexion/extension, abduction/adduction)
Movement in or around all three planes
Multiaxial (flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, and rotation)
Decreases the angle of the joint
flexion
Increases the angle of the joint
extension
Excessive extension beyond normal range of motion
hypertension
Movement away from the midline
abduction
Movement toward the midline
adduction
Involves flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction of limb
Circumduction
Palms up
supination
Palms down
pronation