ROM

Question 1

Opposition

Answer 1

a body part being across from another part at nearly 180 degree angle

Question 2

Extension

Answer 2

be straightened

Question 3

Flexion

Answer 3

bending at the joint

Question 4

TMJ

Answer 4

protrusion: push out lower jaw
retrusion: tuck in lower jaw
lateral motion: slide jaw from side to side

Question 5

C spine

Answer 5

flexion: restchin on chest
extension: return head to midline
hyperextension: tilt head back
rotation: turn head to look to each side

Question 6

Shoulder

Answer 6

flexion: raise straight arm above head
extension: return arm down to side of body
hyperextension: move straight arm behind body

Question 7

Shoulder cont’d

Answer 7

abduction: move straight arm laterally from side to a position above the head, palm facing away from head
adduction: move straight arm downward laterally and across front of body as far as possible

Question 8

Elbow

Answer 8

flexion: bend elbow, move lower arm toward shoulder
extension: straighten lower arm foward downward

Question 9

Wrist

Answer 9

flexion: bend wrist so fingers move toward inner aspec of forearem
extension: straighten hand
hyperextension: bend wrist so figners move back as far as possible
radial flexion: move wrist laterally toward thumb
ulnar flexion: move wrist laterally away from thumb

Question 10

Hand and Fingers

Answer 10

flexion: make a fist
extension: straighten fingers
hyperextension: bend fingers back as far as possible
abduction: spread fingers apart as far as possible
adduction: bring fingers together

Question 11

Tumb

Answer 11

flexion: move thumb across palmar surface of hand
extension: move the thumb away from hand
opposition: touch thumnb to tip of each finger on same hand

Question 12

Hip

Answer 12

flextion: move straigh leg forward and upward
extension: straight leg down
hyperextension: move leg behind body
circumduction: move leg backward in a circle

Question 13

Knee

Answer 13

flexion: bend knee to bring heel back toward thigh
extension: straighten each leg, place foot beside other foot

Question 14

Ankle

Answer 14

plantar flexion: point toes downward

dorsiflexion: point toes upward

Question 15

Foot

Answer 15

eversion: turn sole of foot laterally
inversion: turn sole of foot medially

Question 16

Toes

Answer 16

flexion: curve toes downward
extension: straighten toes