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Types Joint Movement
The Types Of Joint Movements
Question | Answer |
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The type of joint movement where the joint angle is decreasing. | Flexion |
The type of joint movement where the joint angle is increasing. | Extension |
The type of joint movement where the body part is moving away from the midline of the body. | Abduction |
The type of joint movement where the body part is moving towards from the midline of the body. | Adduction |
Usually through rolling your ankle, what type of movement occurs. | Inversion |
What type of movement occurs when a bone turns on its own axis within a joint? | Rotation |
When a bone turns on its own axis towards the midline, what type of movement has occurred? | Medial Rotation |
When a bone turns on its own axis away from the midline, what type of movement has occurred | Lateral Rotation |
What movement occurs when a limb moves in a circular fashion and generally only happens with a ball and socket joint? | Circumduction |
When the radius and the ulna are crossed over eachother what type of movement has occurred? | Pronation |
When the radius and the ulna are lying parallel to each other, what type of movement has occurred? | Supination |
Palms down. | Pronation |
Palms up, soup please? | Supination |
What type of movement occurs when the toes are pointed downwards and the heel is raised? | Plantarflexion |
What type of movement occurs when the toes are pointed upwards and generally higher than the heel? | Dorsiflexion |
When the sole of the foot is turned inwards towards the midline what movement has occurred? | Inversion |
When the sole of the foot is turned outwards away the midline what movement has occurred? | Eversion |