movement joints

Question 1

the area through which a joint may normally be freely and painlessly

Answer 1

Range of motion (ROM)

Question 2

measuring the range of motion a join could move

Answer 2

goniometer

Question 3

extension beyond the normal range of extension

Answer 3

hyperextension

Question 4

lateral movements away form the mid-line of the trunk in the frontal plane.

Answer 4

abduction

raising the arms or thighs

Question 5

movement medially towards or across the midline of the trunk in the frontal plane

Answer 5

lowering the arm to the side or the thighs back

Question 6

bending movement that results in a DECREASE of the angle in a joint by bringing bones TOGETHER

Answer 6

flexion

Question 7

straightening movement = increase of the angle in a joint

usually in a sagittal plane

Answer 7

extension

Question 8

circular movement

combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

Answer 8

circumduction

Question 9

turning the joints of the foot outward or laterally in the frontal plane

Answer 9

eversion

Question 10

turning the joints medially into adduction in the frontal plane

soles turned inward

Answer 10

inversion