Skeletal System Lesson 5 Movement at joints

Question 1

What is abduction?

Answer 1

The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.

Question 2

What is adduction?

Answer 2

The movement of a limb towards the midline of the body.

Question 3

What is Horizontal flexion?

Answer 3

It is bending the elbow while the arm is in front of your body the elbow faces out to the side.

Question 4

What is Horizontal extension?

Answer 4

It is straightening the arm at the elbow, when the elbow is turned out.

Question 5

What is lateral flexion?

Answer 5

It is the movement of bending sideways.

Question 6

What is Hyper-Extension?

Answer 6

It involves the movement beyond the normal anatomical position in a direction opposite to flexion.

For example arching the spine.

Question 7

What is Horizontal Abduction?

Answer 7

This is the movement of bringing your arm across your your body and then across your body outwards.

Question 8

What is Horizontal Adduction?

Answer 8

This is the movement of bringing your arm arm across your body at shoulder height.

For example hitting the ball in table tennis.

Question 9

What is circumduction?

Answer 9

This is the movement in the shape of a cone or circle which allows 360 degree movement so it allows flexion, extension, abduction and adduction in the movement.

For example the butterfly stroke in swimming and bowling in cricket.