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Ch 1- Movements Flashcards

1
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Flexion?

A

Decreases joking angle

Brings articulating bones closer together

Sagital plane

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Extension?

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Increases going angle

Brings articulating bones farther apart

Sagittal plane

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Hyperextension?

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Extension past the anatomical position in posterior direction

Sagittal plane

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Dorsiflexion?

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Moving the dorsum (top) of foot toward the anterior surface of the tibia

Decreasing the angle at the talocrural (ankle) joint

Foot towards you

Sagittal plane

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Plantar flexion?

A

Pointing your toes

Moving the dorsum (top) of the foot away from the anterior surface of the tibia

Increasing the angle at the talocrural (ankle) joint

Sagittal plane

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Abduction?

A

Moving limb away from midline of body

Coronal plane

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Adduction?

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Movement of limb towards midline of body

Coronal plane

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Elevation?

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Moving body part superiorly

Coronal plane

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Depression?

A

Moving elevated body part inferiorly

Coronal plane

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Lateral flexion?

A

Bending the vertebral column to the side

Coronal plane

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11
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Inversion?

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Turning the plantar surface of the foot toward the midline

Coronal plane

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Eversion?

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Turning the plantar surface of the foot away from the midline

coronal plane

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13
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Shoulder girdle elevation?

A

Shrugging shoulders

Movement of the scapula and lateral end of the clavicle in the cranial direction

Coronal plane

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14
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Shoulder girdle depression?

A

Pushing shoulders down

Movement of the scapula and lateral end of the clavicle in a caudal direction

Coronal plane

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Shoulder girdle upward (outward) rotation?

A

Moving the scapula so that the
glenoid cavity faces superiorly

Arms up

coronal plane

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16
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Shoulder girdle downward (inward) rotation?

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Moving the scapula so that the glenoid cavity faces inferiorly

Back to anatomical position (arms to the side)

coronal plane

17
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Lateral pelvic tilt?

A

Movement of the ipsilateral iliac crest in either a cranial or caudal direction

One side of your pelvis is higher than the other

Coronal plane

18
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Anterior pelvic tilt?

A

Sticking your butt out

The ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine) moves and anterior and caudal direction

Sagittal plane

19
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Posterior pelvic tilt?

A

Sticking your privates out

The ASIS (anterior superior iliac spine) moves and posterior and cranial direction

Sagittal plane

20
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Anterior tilt of the scapula?

A

Tilting the shoulder blade forward

The coracoid process moves in an anterior and caudal direction while the inferior angle moves in a posterior and cranial direction

Sagittal plane

21
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Posterior tilt of the scapula?

A

Tilting the shoulder blade back

The coracoid process moves in an posterior and cranial direction while the inferior angle moves in a anterior and caudal direction

Sagittal plane

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Horizontal adduction (flexion)?

A

Movement of the humerus or femur in the horizontal plane towards the midline of the body or in the anterior direction

transverse plane

23
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Horizontal abduction (extension)?

A

Movement of the humerus or femur in the horizontal plane away the midline of the body or in the posterior direction

transverse plane

24
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Protraction?

A

Moving a part of the body anteriorly in the horizontal plane

Transverse plane

25
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Retraction?

A

Moving a part of the body posteriorly in the horizontal plane

Transverse plane

26
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Rotation?

A

Turning a bone along its own long axis

Transverse plane

27
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Right/ left rotation?

A

Turning at your spine

Transverse plane

28
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Medial/ internal/ inward rotation?

A

Movement of the anterior surface of a limb toward the midline of the body

Transverse plane

29
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Lateral/ external/ outward rotation?

A

Movement of anterior surface of a limb away from the midline of the body

Transverse plane

30
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Supination?

A

Rotating the forearm so the palm faces anteriorly

Holding a bowl of soup

Transverse plane

31
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Pronation?

A

Rotating the forearm so the palm faces posteriorly

Transverse plane

32
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Opposition?

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Movement of the thumb to touch the tips of the fingers on the same hand

Multiplanar

33
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Reposition?

A

Moving the fingers out of opposition

multiplanar

34
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Circumduction?

A

Movement of the distal end of a body part in a circle

A combination of flexion, abduction, extension and adduction

Multiplanar

35
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Scaption?

A

Movement in the plane of the scapula

The scapular plane is approximately 30° to 45° anterior to the frontal plane

Multiplanar

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