Flexion and Extension in Anatomy

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?

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?

Adduction

Lateral rotation

Medial rotation

Abduction (correct)

Which movement describes the legs being squeezed together?

Adduction Signup and view all the answers

A rotational movement towards the midline is referred to as what?

Medial rotation Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes a rotational movement away from the midline?

Lateral rotation Signup and view all the answers

What movement is referred to as flexion at the ankle, causing the foot to point more superiorly?

Dorsiflexion Signup and view all the answers

Which movement involves the rotation of the foot around its long axis, with the sole moving towards the median plane?

Opposition Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the anterolateral movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall that allows the shoulder to move anteriorly?

Protraction Signup and view all the answers

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?

Opposition and Reposition Signup and view all the answers

What movement refers to extension at the ankle, causing the foot to point inferiorly?

Plantarflexion Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a conical movement of a limb extending from a joint, often inaccurately described as a circular motion?

Circumduction Signup and view all the answers

Flexion and Extension in Anatomy

Questions and Answers

What is the movement that decreases the angle between two body parts called?

Which of the following movements increases the angle between two body parts?

Which term describes a movement away from the midline of the body?

Which movement describes the legs being squeezed together?

A rotational movement towards the midline is referred to as what?

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?

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?

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?

Which term describes a conical movement of a limb extending from a joint, often inaccurately described as a circular motion?

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