Movements Flashcards
1
Q
What is circumduction?
A
When your arm move in a circle but does not rotate.
2
Q
What is pronation?
A
Twisting your your thumb medial. Crosses your radius over your ulna
3
Q
What action opposes lateral? What does it mean?
A
Medial - closer to the middle plane
4
Q
The wrist is distal to the _______?
A
Anything further towards the trunk of your body (elbow, shoulder)
5
Q
Sagittal plane
A
Creates a left and right half
6
Q
Coronal
A
Creates a front and back portion.
7
Q
Transverse
A
Creates upper and lower portion (cuts horizontally)
8
Q
What plane is forward and backward movement in?
A
Sagittal
9
Q
What plane is side to side movement in?
A
Coronal
10
Q
What movement is in the transverse plane?
A
Rotational
