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Skeletal movements
Question | Answer |
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Angle between two bones decreases/parts get closer together | Flexion |
Angle between two bones increases/parts get farther a part | Extension |
Bending foot toward shin (flexing feet) | Dorsiflexion |
bending foot toward sole (pointing toes) | Plantar Flextion |
Extension of joints beyond anatomical position | Hyperextension |
movement away from the midline | abduction |
movement towards the midline | adduction |
movement around a central axis | rotation |
movement in a circular motion | circumduction |
turning palm down/back; turning foot outward while dorsiflexing ankle | pronation |
turning palm up/forward; turning foot inward while plantar flexing | supination |
turning foot sole outward | eversion |
turning foot sole inward | inversion |
moving part backward | retraction |
moving part forward | protraction |
raising body part | elevation |
lowering body part | depression |