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What is the term for movement away from the midline of the body?
What is the term for movement away from the midline of the body?
- Extension
- Flexion
- Adduction
- Abduction (correct)
What does flexion involve?
What does flexion involve?
- Straightening of a joint
- Combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction
- Approximation of two ventral surfaces (correct)
- Movement towards the midline of the body
In which plane would a movement parallel to the median plane occur?
In which plane would a movement parallel to the median plane occur?
- Dorsal plane
- Transverse plane
- Sagittal plane (correct)
- Frontal plane
Which term refers to the rotation towards the midline of the body?
Which term refers to the rotation towards the midline of the body?
Which term describes a structure closer to the origin of attachment?
Which term describes a structure closer to the origin of attachment?