Terms of Movement Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
flexion | decrease the angle of a joint |
extension | increase the angle of a joint |
dorsiflexion | decrease the angle between foot and leg |
plantarflexion | standing on the toes |
abduction | away from the median plane |
adduction | toward the median plane |
pronation | palm of the hand faces posterior |
supination | palm of the hand faces anterior |
eversion | elevation of the lateral edge of the foot |
inversion | elevation of the medial edge of the foot |
circumduction | circular motion of the limbs |
rotation | movement around an axis |
medial rotation | turned toward the median plane |
lateral rotation | turned away from the median plane |
elevation | to push or pull up (shrugging the shoulders) |
depression | to push or pull down (lower the mandible) |
opposition | touching the thumb to the pads of the fingers |
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