movements

Question 1

straightening the arm (including the angle between articulating bones)

Answer 1

extension

Question 2

standing on tip toe

Answer 2

plantar flexion

Question 3

rotation of the forearm that makes the palm face posteriorly

Answer 3

pronation

Question 4

2 opposing surfaces slide past one another

Answer 4

gliding motion

Question 5

movement away from the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane

Answer 5

abduction

Question 6

movement toward the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane

Answer 6

adduction

Question 7

extension past the anatomical position

Answer 7

hyperextension

Question 8

the movement where the palm is turned anteriorly

Answer 8

supination

Question 9

movement of a structure in a superior direction (closing your mouth)

Answer 9

elevation

Question 10

occurs when your vertebral column bends to the side

Answer 10

lateral flexion

Question 11

movement of a structure in the inferior direction (opening your mouth)

Answer 11

depression

Question 12

flexion at the ankle and elevation of the sole

Answer 12

dorisflexion

Question 13

movement of the thumb toward the surface of the palm or the pads of other fingers

Answer 13

opposition

Question 14

moving your arm in a loop

Answer 14

circumduction

Question 15

bending the hand toward the shoulder (reduces the angle between articulating bones)

Answer 15

flexion