Beginner Anatomy

Question 1

What three major joints will be focused on for the directions of movement?

Answer 1

1. Shoulder
2. Hip
3. Spine

Question 2

What is the axial skeleton comprised of?

Answer 2

1. Skull
2. Vertebral column
3. Ribs
4. Sternum

Question 3

What are the three planes of movement?

Answer 3

1. Sagittal: left and right halves
2. Frontal / Coronal: front and back portions
3. Transverse: upper and lower halves

Question 4

Flexion

Answer 4

Decreasing the angle between body parts

Question 5

Extension

Answer 5

Increasing the angle between body parts

Question 6

Abduction

Answer 6

Movement away from the midline

Question 7

Adduction

Answer 7

Movement toward the midline

Question 8

Rotation

Answer 8

Turning or twisting around the axis

Question 9

What do sagittal plane movements consist of?

Answer 9

Flexion, extension, dorsiflexion, and plantar flexion

Question 10

What do frontal plane movements consist of?

Answer 10

Abduction, adduction, and lateral flexion

Question 11

What do transverse plane movements consist of?

Answer 11

1. Horizontal abduction,
2. Horizontal adduction,
3. Rotation
4. Medial / internal rotation,
5. Lateral / external rotation,
6. Pronation,
7. Supination