Joint Movements
To extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal.
What is Hyperextension
Away from the midline
What is lateral?
Vertical plane that divides the body where you can see the front and back
Frontal Plane
Humerous
What is the medical term for Funny bone
Superior
The hands are _____ to the feet
Bending movement that decreases the angle between a segment and it's proximal segment
What is flexion?
Towards the midline
What is medial?
Sagittal Plane
Name of the plane that exists between the left and right sides of the body
Mandible
Your lower jaw is called...
Superior
The elbow is ____ to the wrist?
Movement is going away from the mid line
What is Abduction?
The back of the body
What is Posterior?
Imaginary plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts
What is Transverse Plane?
Coccyx
Another word for tail bone is...
Medial
The shoulders are ____ to the mid line?
Dorsiflexion
What is the movement when you point your toes towards your shin?
Ipsilateral
Appearing or affecting the same side of the body
Superficial
Occurring at or on the surface
Tibia and Fibula
What two bones are between the Tarsals and Patella?
Superficial
The skin is _____ to the muscles?
Protraction
Pushing forward is
Contralateral
Appearing or affecting the opposite side of the body
Axial Plane
What's another word for Transverse Plane?
12 sets
How many sets of ribs ?
Deep
The heart is _____ to the ribs?