Joint Movement and Anatomical Terms of Location Flashcards
(16 cards)
1) Flexion
2) Extension
1) decreasing the angle of a joint e.g. bending knee, bicep curl
2) increasing the angle of a joint e.g. straightening knee, tricep extension
3) Abduction
4) Adduction
3) movement of a limb away from midline of the body e.g. lateral raise
4) movement of a limb towards midline of body e.g. lowering arms after lateral raise
5) Circumduction
6) Rotation
5) circular movement at ball + socket joints e.g. superband discolates.
Combo of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction
6) rotation of a joint along its axis
7) Medial rotation
8) Lateral rotation
7) rotation towards body
8) rotation away from body
9) Pronation
10) Supination
9) turning of palm of hand to face downwards or backwards
10) turning of palm of hand to face upwards or forwards
11) Plantar flexion
12) Dorsi flexion
11) pointing of toes downwards e.g. calf raise
12) curling of toes upwards towards tibia e.g. toe curls
13) Inversion
14) Eversion
13) when sole of foot is turned in towards midline of body
14) when sole of foot is turned out away from midline of body
15) Elevation
16) Depression
15) body part moving upwards / lifting scapula up e.g. shrugging shoulder
16) body part moving downwards / dropping scapula down e.g. lowering shoulders
17) Lateral flexion
18) Horizontal flexion
19) Horizontal extension
17) sideways movement away from midline of body e.g. lateral raise
18) moving arm towards midline of body in transverse plane e.g. chest press
19) moving arm away from midline of body in transverse plane
20) Protraction
21) Retraction
20) rolling of shoulder blades forwards e.g. hunching shoulders
21) rolling of shoulder blades back - shoulders are square + chest pushes out
1) Left
2) Right
1) left side of body
2) right side of body
3) Superior
4) Inferior
3) closer to the head
4) closer to the foot
5) Medial
6) Lateral
5) towards midline of body
6) away from midline of body
7) Anterior / ventral
8) Posterior / dorsi
7) towards front of body
8) towards back of body
9) Superficial
10) Deep
9) towards surface of body
10) internal or below surface of body
11) Proximal
12) Distal
11) structure or body part closer to the point of attachment than another
12) structure or body part further away from the point of attachment than another
