Types Of Movement Flashcards
What is flexion?
Reducing the angle between the bones of a limb at a joint, muscles contract, moving the joint into a position. Eg. Bending the knee when preparing to kick a ball
What is dorsiflexion?
An upward movement eg. [ointing toes up
What is plantarflexion?
A movement that points the toes downwards
What is extension?
Straightening a limb to increase the angle at the joint, e.g. straightening your arm to return to your starting
position in a bicep curl
What is abduction?
Movement away from the body’s vertical midline, e.g. at the hip in a side-step in gymnastics
What is adduction?
Movement towards the body’s vertical midline, e.g. pulling on the oars while rowing
What is rotation?
Circular movement of a limb. Rotation occurs at the shoulder joint during a tennis serve. Rotation can also
occur at the hip and a movement where the thigh moves outwards is known as lateral rotation whereas the
movement where the thigh moves inwards is known as medial rotation
What is circumduction?
A circular movement that results in a conical action
What is pronation?
A rotational movement where the hand and upper arm are turned inwards. Also where the foot is turned
outwards at the ankle
What is supination?
Where the forearm or palm are rotated outwards. Also where the foot is turned inwards at the ankle
What is elevation?
An upwards movement (superior), e.g. shrugging where the scapular is raised
What is depression?
The opposite of elevation and involves a downwards or inferior action
