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Which movement is described as a rotating movement away from the midline?
Which movement is described as a rotating movement away from the midline?
Which movement is sometimes referred to as internal rotation?
Which movement is sometimes referred to as internal rotation?
Which movement is in the opposite direction to the movements described above?
Which movement is in the opposite direction to the movements described above?
DORSIFLEXION: Refers to a ______ at the ankle, so that the foot points more superioly.
DORSIFLEXION: Refers to a ______ at the ankle, so that the foot points more superioly.
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Anatomical Movements
- Abduction is a rotating movement away from the midline.
- Medial rotation is sometimes referred to as internal rotation.
- Adduction is in the opposite direction to abduction and medial rotation.
Dorsiflexion
- Dorsiflexion refers to an upward movement at the ankle, so that the foot points more superiorly.
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Test your knowledge on lateral and medial rotation movements with this quiz. Learn the difference between these two movements and understand their relationship to the midline.
