Terms of Movement and Relationships/Comparison

Question 1

Which movement indicates decreasing the angle between the parts of the body?

Answer 1

Flexion

Question 2

What movement type does extension indicate?

Answer 2

strengthening/increasing the angle between parts

Question 3

What is Dorsiflexion?

Answer 3

Flexion at the ankle w/ foot pointed up

Question 4

What is plantarflexion?

Answer 4

Flexion at the ankle w/ foot pointed down

Question 5

What type of movement can cause injury?

Answer 5

Hyperextension

Question 6

What movement term indicates moving away from the midline?

Answer 6

Abduction

Question 7

What movement term indicates moving towards the midline?

Answer 7

Adduction

Question 8

What term indicated abduction specifically for the neck?

Answer 8

Lateral Flexion

Question 9

What is circumduction?

Answer 9

Moving in a circular motion

Question 10

What type of rotation means turning a body part towards the midline?

Answer 10

Medial (Internal) Rotation

Question 11

Which type of rotation means turning a body part away from the midline?

Answer 11

Lateral (External) Rotation

Question 12

Pronation indicates the body part is facing what direction?

Answer 12

Down (radius rotates medially so palm faces Posteriorly

Question 13

What is the opposite of pronation?

Answer 13

Supination (indicating the body part [wrist] is facing up)

Question 14

What movement term indicates moving the sole of the foot away from the median plane?

Answer 14

Eversion

Question 15

What is the opposite of Eversion?

Answer 15

Inversion (indicating the sole moves toward the median plane)

Question 16

What movement does the term Opposition suggest?

Answer 16

Bringing together the pad of the 1st digit (thumb) to another digit pad.

Question 17

What term means the opposite of opposition?

Answer 17

Reposition

Question 18

What movement term indicates moving a part anteriorly (forward) such as the jaw?

Answer 18

Protrusion

Question 19

What is the opposite of protrusion?

Answer 19

Retrusion

Question 20

What term means protrusion of the scapula?

Answer 20

Protraction

Question 21

What term means retrusion of the scapula?

Answer 21

Retraction

Question 22

What movement does elevation indicate?

Answer 22

Raising a body part superiorly (shrugging)

Question 23

What movement does depression indicate?

Answer 23

Lowering a body part inferiorly (standing at ease)

Question 24

What relationship term indicates nearer to the vertex?

Answer 24

Superior

Question 25

What does the term inferior suggest?

Answer 25

Closer to the sole of foot

Question 26

What type of relation does the term cranial suggest?

Answer 26

Toward the cranium/brain

Question 27

What does the term caudal suggest?

Answer 27

Toward the feet/tail bone

Question 28

What relationship term indicates nearer to back?

Answer 28

Posterior

Question 29

What is the opposite of posterior?

Answer 29

Anterior - indicating towards the front

Question 30

What does the term rostral indicate?

Answer 30

toward the anterior head

Question 31

What term defines the relationship farther from the midline?

Answer 31

Lateral

Question 32

What does the term medial mean?

Answer 32

Nearest to the median of the body

Question 33

What term defines the posterior surfaces?

Answer 33

Dorsal

Question 34

In what order would you place the three terms indicating its relation to the surface of the body?

Answer 34

Superficial -> Intermediate -> Deep

Question 35

What term indicates it is positioned further outside of an organ/cavity?

Answer 35

External

Question 36

What term indicates it is positioned inside/closer to an organ/cavity?

Answer 36

Internal

Question 37

What does the term Proximal indicate?

Answer 37

Towards the attachment of a limb

Question 38

What is the opposite of proximal?

Answer 38

Distal - indicates away from attachment of limb (toward digits)

Question 39

What motion brings anterior surfaces of adjacent segments together (decreases angle)?

Answer 39

Flexion

Question 40

What motion brings posterior surfaces of adjacent segments together (increases angle)?

Answer 40

Extension

Question 41

What motion brings segments away from the midline?

Answer 41

Abduction

Question 42

What motion brings segments towards the midline?

Answer 42

Adduction

Question 43

What motion moves a segment parallel to the ground towards the midline?

Answer 43

Internal Rotation

Question 44

What motion moves a segment parallel to the ground away from the midline?

Answer 44

External Rotation

Question 45

In what plane does flexion/extension occur in?

Answer 45

Sagittal

Question 46

In what plane does abduction/adduction occur?

Answer 46

Frontal

Question 47

In what plane does ER/IR occur?

Answer 47

Transverse

Question 48

What is the surface of the hand in relation to the palm?

Answer 48

Palmar Surface

Question 49

What is the surface of the foot in relation to the sole?

Answer 49

Plantar Surface