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What is the movement that decreases the angle between two body parts called?
What is the movement that decreases the angle between two body parts called?
- Adduction
- Flexion (correct)
- Extension
- Abduction
Which of the following movements increases the angle between two body parts?
Which of the following movements increases the angle between two body parts?
- Abduction of the shoulder
- Flexion at the elbow
- Extension at the knee (correct)
- Adduction of the hip
Which term describes a movement away from the midline of the body?
Which term describes a movement away from the midline of the body?
- Adduction
- Lateral rotation
- Medial rotation
- Abduction (correct)
Which movement describes the legs being squeezed together?
Which movement describes the legs being squeezed together?
A rotational movement towards the midline is referred to as what?
A rotational movement towards the midline is referred to as what?
Which of the following describes a rotational movement away from the midline?
Which of the following describes a rotational movement away from the midline?
What movement is referred to as flexion at the ankle, causing the foot to point more superiorly?
What movement is referred to as flexion at the ankle, causing the foot to point more superiorly?
Which movement involves the rotation of the foot around its long axis, with the sole moving towards the median plane?
Which movement involves the rotation of the foot around its long axis, with the sole moving towards the median plane?
What is the term for the anterolateral movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall that allows the shoulder to move anteriorly?
What is the term for the anterolateral movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall that allows the shoulder to move anteriorly?
Which pair of movements is limited to humans and some great apes, involving touching the pad of any finger with the thumb and separating them?
Which pair of movements is limited to humans and some great apes, involving touching the pad of any finger with the thumb and separating them?
What movement refers to extension at the ankle, causing the foot to point inferiorly?
What movement refers to extension at the ankle, causing the foot to point inferiorly?
Which term describes a conical movement of a limb extending from a joint, often inaccurately described as a circular motion?
Which term describes a conical movement of a limb extending from a joint, often inaccurately described as a circular motion?
