Bending and Straightening (Any Body Part)
The excessive movement of a joint in one direction (strained straightening of the joint)
What is Hyperextension
This movement decreases the angle of the ankle joint
What is Dorsiflexion
Rotating a joint away from the midline
What is External Rotation
Inferior movement (towards the back of the body)
What is Retraction
This is an example and definition of Radial Deviation
What is bending the wrist towards the direction of the thumb
Increasing the angle of the joint (Straightening the joint)
What is Extension
When you rotate the ankle so that the sole of the foot points away from the other
What is Eversion
Rotating a joint towards your midline
What is Internal Rotation
Anterior movement (towards the front of the body)
What is Protraction
This is an example and definition of Ulnar Deviation
What is bending the wrist towards the direction of the pinky
Decreasing the angle of the joint (Bending the joint)
What is Flexion
When you rotate the ankle so that the sole of the foot points towards the other
What is Inversion
Moving a limb from your midline
What is Adduction
Moving a part of the body in a superior direction
What is Elevation
This is an example and definition of Pronation
What is rotating the forearm so that the palm faces down
Bending of a body part toward the right or left side
What is Lateral Flexion
DAILY DOUBLE
What is Plantarflexion
Moving a limb towards your midline
What is Abduction
Moving a body part in an inferior direction
What is Depression
This is an example and definition of Supination
What is rotating the forearm so that the palm faces up
This body movement term was not mentioned
What is Circumduction
These four body movements can be involved in circumduction
What are Flexion, Extension, Abduction and Adduction
Movement where the limb turns round along its long axis
What is Rotation
This is an example and definition of Opposition
What is movement of the thumb that brings the tip of the thumb towards the tip of the finger