Types of Body Movements Flashcards
Synovial Joints
Allow the body a wide range of movements. Movements are a result of contraction or relaxation of muscles attached to the bones on either side of articulation. Structural type determines the type of movement at an individual joint.
Flexion and extension
Movements in the sagittal plane that involve anterior and posterior movements of the neck, trunk or limbs
Flexion
Decreases angle between bones
Extension
Increases angle between bones
Abduction and adduction
Occur within the coronal plane and involve medial-lateral motions of the limbs, fingers, toes or thumb
Abduction
Moves limbs laterally away midline of body
Adduction
Brings limb toward or across the midline
Circumduction
Movement of a body region in a circular manner - one end of the body region stays stationary while the other end moves in a circle. Combines flexion, adduction and abduction.
Rotation
Occurs within the vertebral column at a pivot joint or at a ball-and-socket joint.
Supinated position
Supinated position = in the anatomical position, the upper limb is held next to the body with the palm facing forward
Pronated position
Pronated position = when the palm of the hand faces backward
Dorsiflexion
Lifting the front of the foot so the top of the foot moves toward the anterior leg
Plantar Flexion
Lifting the heel of the foot from the ground or pointing the toes downward is plantar flexion
Inversion and eversion
Complex movements involving multiple plane joints among the tarsal bones of the posterior foot
Inversion
Turning if the foot to angle the bottom of the foot toward the midline
