14 Questions
What is the movement in which the soles of the feet are brought in, facing towards the midline of the body?
Inversion
What is the movement that refers to bringing the pads of the thumb and little finger together in the midline of the hand?
Opposition
In which region of the body does protraction refer to protruding or sticking out?
Shoulder
Which muscles are involved in the movement of eversion of the foot?
Peroneus longus, peroneus brevis, peroneus terius
What is the movement of eversion?
Bringing the soles of the feet out, facing away from the midline of the body
Which muscles are involved in the movement of inversion of the foot?
Tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior
What is opposition in terms of movement?
Bringing the pads of the thumb and little finger together in the midline of the hand
What does protraction refer to?
Protruding or sticking out
Which movement refers to bringing the thumb and little finger back to resting anatomical position?
Re-position
Which muscles are involved in eversion of the foot?
Peroneus longus, peroneus brevis, peroneus terius
In which region of the body does protraction occur?
Scapula
What does retraction refer to?
Movement towards the median plane
Which axis do eversion and inversion movements occur about?
Sagittal axis
What is re-position?
Returning to resting anatomical position
Test your knowledge of anatomical movements with a quiz on eversion and inversion. Understand the differences between these movements and how they occur along the sagittal axis and coronal plane.
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