General movement terminology

Question 1

What is the term for movement toward the midline of the body?

Answer 1

Adduction

Question 2

Which movement describes a decrease in the angle between two body parts?

Answer 2

Flexion

Question 3

True or False: Abduction refers to movement away from the midline of the body.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The movement that increases the angle between body parts is called __________.

Answer 4

Extension

Question 5

What anatomical term describes the rotation of a limb or body part away from the midline?

Answer 5

External rotation

Question 6

Which term refers to the movement that brings a limb closer to the body?

Answer 6

Adduction

Question 7

What is the opposite of flexion?

Answer 7

Extension

Question 8

Fill in the blank: __________ is the movement of the body part away from the midline.

Answer 8

Abduction

Question 9

What is the term for the downward movement of a body part?

Answer 9

Depression

Question 10

Which movement involves the circular motion of a body part?

Answer 10

Circumduction

Question 11

What is the term for the movement of a limb toward the body in the frontal plane?

Answer 11

Adduction

Question 12

Rotation

Answer 12

Pivot

Question 13

A pivoting motion that may occur in any body plane but must occur on a single axis

Answer 13

Rotation

Question 14

A multiaxial rotation that passes through all three planes around a single point

Answer 14

Circumduction

Question 15

Increasing the joint angle

Answer 15

Extension