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Exercise Science II
Directional Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Flexion | decrease of an angle of a joint |
| extension | increase of an angle of a joint |
| rotation | turning a bone around its long axis |
| abduction | moving a limb away from the midline of the body |
| adduction | moving a limb toward the midline of the body |
| circumduction | flexion, extension, rotation, abduction, and adduction all in one successive movement. eg bowling cricket ball. |
| inversion | turning the sole of the foot medially |
| eversion | turning the sole of the foot laterally |
| pronation | turning the palm posteriorly |
| supination | palm facing anteriorly (anatomical position) |
| horizontal flexion | decreasing angle of joint on horizontal plane |
| horizontal extension | increasing the angle of joint on horizontal plane |
| elivation | moving body part superiorly |
| depression | moving body part inferiorly |
| transverse plane | divides superior and inferior portions of the body |
| sagittal plane | divides left and right portions of the body |
| coronal plane | divides anterior and posterior portions of the body |