muscular system: movements

Question 1

flexion

Answer 1

bending of a limb so as to reduce the angle at a joint

Question 2

extension

Answer 2

unbending of a limb so as to increase the angle at a joint

Question 3

adduction

Answer 3

moving a limb towards the body

Question 4

abduction

Answer 4

moving a limb away from the body

Question 5

protraction

Answer 5

pushing a body part anteriorly

Question 6

retraction

Answer 6

pushing a body part posteriorly

Question 7

dorsiflexion

Answer 7

flexing the ankle joint so that toes point upward

Question 8

plantar flexion

Answer 8

extension of the ankle joint so that the toes point down

Question 9

elevation

Answer 9

moving a body part directly upward

Question 10

depression

Answer 10

moving a body part directly downward

Question 11

supination

Answer 11

rotation of the wrist so that the palms face up

Question 12

pronation

Answer 12

rotation of the wrist so that the palms face down

Question 13

rotation

Answer 13

the movement of the limb around a central axis

Question 14

medial rotation

Answer 14

twisting towards the body

Question 15

lateral rotation

Answer 15

twisting away from the body

Question 16

lateral flexion

Answer 16

specialized movement of the backbone where it is bent to one side of the other

Question 17

inversion

Answer 17

movement of the foot so that one side points inward

Question 18

opposition

Answer 18

specialized movement of the thumb toward pinky