basic movements

Question 1

a change in relationship between segments

Answer 1

movement

Question 2

displacement of body or segment: translation or rotation

Answer 2

motion

Question 3

movement in sagittal plane, from anatomical position

Answer 3

flexion

Question 4

movement in sagittal plane, back to anatomical position

Answer 4

extension

Question 5

movement in frontal plane, away from anatomical position

Answer 5

abduction

Question 6

movement in frontal plane, back to anatomical position

Answer 6

adduction

Question 7

reference point turns out, away from midline

Answer 7

external rotation

Question 8

reference point turns in, towards midline

Answer 8

internal rotation

Question 9

abduction in horizontal plane

Answer 9

horizontal abduction

Question 10

adduction in horizontal plane

Answer 10

horizontal adduction

Question 11

foot movement, reference line is turned in towards midline

Answer 11

inversion

Question 12

foot movement, reference line is turned out away from midline

Answer 12

eversion

Question 13

foot movement, triplanar movement which combines the movements of inversion, horizontal adduction, and plantar flexion (open chain)

Answer 13

supination

Question 14

forearm movement, turning the palm down

Answer 14

pronation

Question 15

forearm movement, turning the palm up

Answer 15

supination

Question 16

wrist adduction

Answer 16

ulnar deviation

Question 17

wrist abduction

Answer 17

radial deviation

Question 18

foot movement towards dorsal surface

Answer 18

dorsi flexion

Question 19

foot movement towards plantar surface

Answer 19

plantar flexion

Question 20

movement from midline in frontal plane (occurs in neck and trunk)

Answer 20

lateral flexion

Question 21

not a pure movement; combination of the basic four: flexion, extension, abduction and adduction

Answer 21

circumduction