Muscle/Joint Movement Terms

Flexion

Decreases the angle of a joint

A special movement that involves an anterior movement of a body part is called ____ . An example is pushing the mandible forward.

protraction

Jutting out the jaw is an example of _____. Multiple choice question. retraction protraction supination eversion

protractionre

When lowering your body during the push-up exercise, the movement of your scapulae toward the vertebral column would be categorized as ______. Multiple choice question. lateral rotation retraction protraction pronation

retraction

A movement in which a bone turns on its long axis is called ______. Multiple choice question. pronation rotation extension flexion

rotation

Turning the head left and right, as in saying "no" is an example of _____. Multiple choice question. circumduction rotation pronation eversion

rotation

Select the types of circular movements allowed at synovial joints. Multiple select question. Rotation Circumduction Flexion Reason: Flexion is not a circular movement. Pronation

rotation circumduction pronation

Elevation

superior movement of a body part

Turning the palm upward, as is asking for something, is called ______. Multiple choice question. supination protraction pronation retraction

supination

Bending the arm at the elbow is ______. Multiple choice question. adduction extension supination flexion

flexion

Movement that bends or decreases the angle of a joint is called

flexion

extension

increases the angle of a joint

Hyperextension

the extreme or overextension of a limb or body part beyond its normal limit

Eversion

turning the sole of the foot outward

Abduction

Movement away from the midline of the body

Inversion

Turning the sole of the foot inward

Pronation

movement that turns the palm down

Supination

movement that turns the palm up

Depression

inferior movement of a body part

In a basketball game, you "roll" your ankle so that the lateral malleolus is touching the court. This would be an example of too much of which movement? Multiple choice question. Plantar flexion Hyperextension Inversion Eversion Dorsiflexion

inversion

The movement of the foot that turns the plantar surface of the foot medially is called ______. Multiple choice question. dorsiflexion eversion plantar flexion inversion

inversion

The movement of the foot downward as occurs when jumping is called ______. plantar flexion dorsiflexion eversion inversion

plantar flexion

opposition

Movement of the thumb to touch the fingertips

Adduction

Movement toward the midline of the body

Reposition

Moving to its normal location or other suitable location all or a portion of a body part

A movement that straightens a joint or moves a body part posterior to the coronal plane is called ______. Multiple choice question. adduction retraction extension flexion

extension

excursion

a movement outward and back or from a mean position. Jaw moving left to right

The type of movements where one linear part of the body bends relative to another part would be ______ movements. Multiple choice question. linear gliding circular angular

angular

Movements involving moving around an axis or in an arc would be classified as ______ movements. Multiple choice question. arcuate circular angular linear

circular

Rotation (Anatomical Term)

circular movement around a center (neck, torso)

Circumduction

circular movement of a limb at the far end

Select the types of circular movements allowed at synovial joints. Multiple select question. Circumduction Rotation Pronation Flexion

circumduction rotation pronation

What is movement of the foot upwards, as when walking on your heels, called? Multiple choice question. Plantar flexion Eversion Reason: Dorsiflexion

dorsiflexion

Rolling the ankle so that the plantar surface of the foot is facing laterally is a special movement called _____. Multiple choice question. retraction inversion eversion pronation

eversion

Side-to-side movement of the mandible is called lateral

excursion

Turning the arm inward or outward at the shoulder is referred to as ______. Multiple choice question. eversion and inversion opposition and reposition abduction and adduction flexion and extension lateral and medial rotation protraction and retraction

lateral and medial rotation

When you move your mandible from a lateral position back to the midline, as in chewing, this movement is called ______. Multiple choice question. midline flexion medial excursion adduction medial rotation

medial excursion

Retraction

moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground

Protraction

moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground

Adduction can be described as _____. Multiple choice question. moving a body part posterior to the coronal plane moving a body part anterior to the coronal plane moving a body part in the frontal plane away from the midline of the body moving a body part in the frontal plane towards the midline of the body

moving a body part in the frontal plane towards the midline of the body

Plantar flexion may best be described as ______. Multiple choice question. moving the arms laterally, as is doing jumping jacks flexing the wrist anteriorly moving the toes upward towards the shin moving the foot downward, such as standing on the toes

moving the foot downward, such as standing on the toes

Dorsiflexion can be described as _____. Multiple choice question. moving the foot downward, such as standing on the toes moving the arm posteriorly moving the wrist posteriorly moving the foot upwards as occurs when walking on your heels

moving the foot upwards as occurs when walking on your heels

Ballet dancers often point their toes using a movement referred to as ____flexion.

plantar