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SOC 13 - Joints And Movement Flashcards

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What is flexion?

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Bending movement that devreases the angle between body parts

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What is extension?

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Straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts

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What is adduction?

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Movement that pulls towards the midline of the body

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What is abduction?

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Movement that pulls away from the midline of the body

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What is rotation?

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Movement around a single axis pivot point

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What is circumduction?

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Moving in a circular or conical shape

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What is Dorsi-flexion?

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Bending or flexinf the toes up, closer to the shin and skin

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Whats plantar-flexion?

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Extending or pointing of the toes down, away from the shin and skin

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What movement can you find in the elbow?

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Flexion

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What movement can you find in the hip?

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Flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, rotation and circumduction

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What movement can you find in the shoulder?

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Flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, rotation and circumduction

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What movement can you find in the ankle?

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Dorsi-flexion, Plantar-flexion

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Whats a sporting example of flexion?

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A bicep curl in a gym

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Whats a sporting example of extension?

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A swimmers arms going back in a stroke

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Whats a sporting example of adduction?

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A golfer swinging his club towards the tee

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Whats a sporting example of abduction?

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A gymnast performing ‘the crucific’ position on the rings with arms out

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Whats a sporting example of rotation?

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When a player tennis is serving

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Whats a sporting example of circumduction?

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A cricket player bowling a ball

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Whats a sporting example of dorsi-flexion?

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A sprinters feet in the starting blocks

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Whats a sporting example of plantar-flexion?

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A floor gymnast pointing her toes down

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