movement terms

Question 1

what is the movement term called when bending/decreasing the angle between bones

Answer 1

flexion

Question 2

what is the movement term for straighteneing/increasing the angle between bones

Answer 2

extension

Question 3

what is the movement term for the flexion of the ankle when walking

Answer 3

dorsiflexion

Question 4

what is the movement term for standing on ones toes

Answer 4

plantarflexion

Question 5

what is the movement term for moving a limb beyond its normal limit

Answer 5

hyperextension

Question 6

what is the movement term for moving a limb away from the median plan within the frontal plane

Answer 6

abduction

Question 7

what is the movement term for moving a limb towards the median plane in the frontal plane

Answer 7

adduction

Question 8

what is the movement term for the circular movement of a limb

requires flexion, extention, abduction and adduction

Answer 8

circumduction

Question 9

what is the movement term for a rotating movement around the longtitude axis

Answer 9

rotation

Question 10

what is the movement term for rotation towards the midline

Answer 10

internal rotation

Question 11

what is the movement term for rotation away from the midline

Answer 11

external rotation

Question 12

what is the movement term for the inward rotational movement of the arms and feet

Answer 12

pronation

arms - the radius crossing over the ulna to face the palm posteriorly
feet - inward rolling of the foot during movement to absorb shock

Question 13

what is the movement term for the outward rotational movement of the arms and feet

Answer 13

supination

eg. the uncrossing of the dorsum and ulna to face the palm anteriorly

Question 14

what is the movement term for the movement of the thumb pad to another digits pat = the pinch movement

Answer 14

opposition

Question 15

what is the movement term for the movement of the thumb and other digit returning to origional position from opposition

Answer 15

reposition

Question 16

what is the movement term for the act of moving a pody part in a potruding manner

Answer 16

protrusion

Question 17

what is the movement term for the act of returning to its origional state after protrusion

Answer 17

retrusion

Question 18

what is the movement term for raising or moving a part superiorly

Answer 18

elevation

Question 19

what is the movement term for lowering or moving a part inferiorly

Answer 19

depression

Question 20

what is the movement term for moving the sole of the foot away from the median

Answer 20

eversion

Question 21

what is the movement term for moving the sole of the foot towards the medial plane

Answer 21

inversion