RAP - Muscle Actions

Question 1

What is elevation?

Answer 1

Movement in an upward direction

Question 2

What is flexion?

Answer 2

Movement that decreases a joint angle

Question 3

What is lateral flexion?

Answer 3

Sideways bending (of neck and trunk)

Question 4

What is opposite side rotation?

Answer 4

Muscle contracts on one side to move in the opposite side

Question 5

What is protraction?

Answer 5

Anterior and Lateral movement of the scapula (to slouch)

Question 6

What is retraction?

Answer 6

Posterior and Medial movement of the scapula (to stand up straight from slouch)

Question 7

What is depression?

Answer 7

Movement in an inferior direction

Question 8

What is upwards (lateral) rotation?

Answer 8

Rotation away from the midline and upwards (lifting your arms up)

Question 9

What is downwards (medial) rotation?

Answer 9

Rotation towards the midline and downwards (returning arms anatomical position from up position)

Question 10

What is extension?

Answer 10

Movement that increases the joint angle.

Question 11

What is Abduction?

Answer 11

Movement away from midline

Question 12

What is Adduction?

Answer 12

Movement towards midline

Question 13

What is Medial/internal rotation?

Answer 13

Rotation towards the midline

Question 14

What is Lateral/external rotation?

Answer 14

Rotation away from the midline

Question 15

What is pronation?

Answer 15

To rotate palm downwards - posteriorly

Question 16

What is supination?

Answer 16

To rotate palm upwards - anteriorly

Question 17

What is Dorsiflexion?

Answer 17

Flexion of the ankle (foot points upwards)

Question 18

What is plantarflexion?

Answer 18

Extension of the ankle (foot points downwards)

Question 19

What is eversion?

Answer 19

Movement of the ankle so that the sole of the foot faces laterally

Question 20

What is inversion?

Answer 20

Movement of the ankle so that that the sole of the foot faces medially (how you broke your foot lmao)