Bodily Movements Quiz Flashcards
What is a Flexion? (Fleck-SHUN)
A movement, (usually along the Sagittal Plane) that decreases a joint angle, bringing two bones closer together. (e.g. winding up for a soccer ball kick)
What is an Extension?
A movement that is the opposite of Flexion, increasing the angle/distance between two bones. (e.g. extending your arm)
What is a Rotation?
A bone movement along it’s flat, 2D (longitudinal) axis, commonly found in ball and socket/pivot joints. (e.g. rotating/shaking your head to say “no” (or) turning the leg so that the foot faces a new direction)
What is an Abduction? (Not of a child)
A movement of moving a limb away from the midline along the frontal axis. (e.g. taking your arms from your side to form a T-pose (or) spreading the fingers/toes)
What is a Hyperextension?
A movement of a joint extending greater than normal. (e.g. fully extending your arm until the elbow sinks in a bit)
What is a Lateral Rotation?
A movement of rotation away from the midline. (e.g. rotating the foot towards the outside (or) turning the head to look at something)
What is Medial Rotation?
A movement of rotation that is the opposite of a Lateral Rotation, rotating towards the midline. (e.g. rotating the foot towards the inside (or) centering the head to look forward)
What is Circumduction?
A movement that is a combination of Flexion, Extension, Adduction, and Abduction. This movement usually forms a cone shape. (e.g. performing the windmill exercise (or) arm circles (or) a baseball player winding up for a pitch)
What is Dorsiflexion?
A movement that bends backwards and contracts the HAND or FOOT. (e.g. bending your hand back to the wrist (or) standing/walking on your heels)
What is Plantar Flexion?
A movement that is the opposite of Dorsiflexion, moving the foot in a downwards motion, away from the body. (e.g. standing/walking on toes (or) simple walking)
What is Inversion?
A movement that moves the foot so that the sole faces the midline. (e.g. standing on the pinky side of your feet (or) THE BUTTERFLY POSITION!)
What is Aversion?
A movement that is the opposite of Inversion, where the foot is moved so that the sole is faced away from the midline. (e.g. sitting “criss-cross applesauce”, common in children)
What is Adduction?
A movement that is the opposite of Abduction, moving a limb towards the midline along the frontal axis. (e.g. going from a T-pose to arms at your sides)
What is Supination?
A movement or lack of movement where the radius and ulna bones are parallel with each other. (e.g. extending the arm so that the palm faces upwards (or) holding a bowl of soup, hence SUPination)
What is Pronation?
A movement or lack of movement that is the opposite of Supination, where the radius is rotated across and over the ulna. (e.g. extending the arm so that the palm faces downwards)
