Chapter 8: joints and movement

____ is a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction.

Circumduction

Opening the mouth is ___

Depression

___ moves a structure inferiorly.

Depression

Movement of the foot toward the the shin is called ___.

Dorsiflexion

Shrugging the shoulders is ____

Elevation

____ moves a structure superiorly.

Elevation

____ turns the ankle so the weight is on the inside edge of the foot and the plantar surface faces laterally.

Eversion

___ is the movement of a body part posterior to the coronal plane , exceptions to the knee and foot.

Extension

The knee ___ when you sit in a chair and _____ when you stand up.

Flex Extends

___ is the movement of a body part anterior to the coronal plane , exceptions to the knee and foot.

Flexion

At the knee, ____ moves the leg in a posterior direction ; ____ moves the leg in an anterior direction.

Flexion Extension

____ movements occur between two flat or nearly flat surfaces that glide over each other- and often allow slight movement.

Gliding

___ is defined as abnormal, forced extension of a joint beyond normal range of motion.

Hyperextension

___ turns the ankle so the weight os on outside edge of foot and the plantar surface faces medically

Inversion

____ is moving the mandible to either the right or left of the midline . ___ is moving the mandible back to the midline position.

Lateral excursion Medial excursion

Abduction of the head, which involves titlting the head to one side, is commonly called ____ of the neck.

Lateral flexion

Bending at the waist to one side is usually called ___, rather than abduction.

Lateral flexion

____ of the humerus with the forearm being flexed brings the hand toward the body. ____ moves the hand away from the body.

Medial rotation Lateral rotation

Movement of the foot towards the plantar surface is called _____

Plantar flexion

____ of the foot happens when walking on the toes. ____ happens when walking on the heels.

Plantar flexion Dorsiflexion

____ is the rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces posteriorly in relation to the anatomical position.

Probation

In ____, the radius and ulna cross; ____ they are parallel.

Pronation Supination

____ is a gliding motion that moves a structure in an anterior direction.

Protraction

Jutting out the jaw is an example of ____ ; pulling the scapulae back toward the vertebrae illustrates ____.

Protraction Retraction

_____ is a gliding motion that moves a structure back to the anatomical position or even more posteriorly.

Retraction

____ is the turning of a structure around its long axis.

Rotation

____ is the rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces anteriorly in relation to the anatomical position.

Supination

____ is movement away from the midline .

Abduction

___ spreads the fingers apart. ____ being the fingers back together .

Abduction Adduction

____ occurs during the outward step of jumping jacks ; bringing the limbs back toward the body is____.

Abduction Adduction

____ is movement towards the midline .

Adduction

____ movements involve one part of a linear structure bending relative to another part of the structure, therefore changing the angle between the 2 parts.

Angular

____ is the movement of the thumb and the little finger are brought together . ____ returns the thumb and little finger back to the anatomical position.

Opposition Reposition