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What type of movement involves decreasing the angle between two body parts?
What type of movement involves decreasing the angle between two body parts?
Which movement describes increasing the angle between body parts beyond the normal range?
Which movement describes increasing the angle between body parts beyond the normal range?
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?
Which type of movement occurs when a limb moves in a circular manner?
Which type of movement occurs when a limb moves in a circular manner?
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What is the movement involving raising the toes upwards toward the shin called?
What is the movement involving raising the toes upwards toward the shin called?
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Study Notes
Synovial Joint Movements
- Flexion: Decreasing the angle between two bones
- Extension: Increasing the angle between two bones
- Dorsi-flexion: Bending the foot upward at the ankle
- Plantar-flexion: Bending the foot downward at the ankle
- Lateral flexion: Bending the vertebral column laterally to either side
- Horizontal flexion: Movement of a body part in the horizontal plane, forward
- Horizontal extension: Movement of a body part in the horizontal plane, backward
- Hyperextension: Excessive extension, beyond the normal range of motion
- Abduction: Movement of a body part away from the midline of the body
- Adduction: Movement of a body part towards the midline of the body
- Horizontal abduction: Movement of a limb away from the body in the horizontal plane
- Horizontal adduction: Movement of a limb towards the body in the horizontal plane
- Circumduction: Circular movement of a limb, combining flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction
- Rotation: Movement of a bone around its own axis
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Test your knowledge on various synovial joint movements. This quiz will cover key concepts such as flexion, extension, and other movement types related to joints in the body. Understanding these movements is essential for anatomy and kinesiology.
