Types Of Movement In Selected Sports Flashcards
1
Q
What is Flexion
A
Angle between bones decreasing
2
Q
What is extension
A
Straightening
3
Q
What is rotation
A
Moving bone around longitudinal axis
4
Q
What is circumduction
A
Bone makes shaped of cone and end of bone makes circle
5
Q
What is pronation
A
Palm down
6
Q
What is supination
A
Palms up
7
Q
What is adduction
A
Moving towards centre line of body
8
Q
What is abduction
A
Bone moving away from centre of body