Anatomical Motions 1
What two motions occur at the elbow?
Extension & Flexion
What motion is defined as movement of the ankle downwards / pointing toes down?
Plantar flexion
Bringing the tips of the 1st, and 2nd-5th digits together is defines what motion?
Opposition
What is the most common joint and resembles how a door opens and closes
Hinge
Pain on the outside (away from midline) of the knee would be considered medial or lateral?
Lateral
This motion occurs at the shoulder and is defined as moving away from the midline
Abduction
Bending our knee is defined as what?
Knee flexion
This motion is defined as Moving Forward and occurs at the scapulothoracic joint and jaw
Protraction
What type of joint is the most movable joint
Ball & Socket Joint
The big toe is on the _______side of the foot
medial
This motion occurs at the shoulder and is defined as moving towards the midline
Adduction
Straightening out our knee is defined as what?
Knee Extension
Outward rotation around a bone defines what motion? This occurs at the hip and shoulder joint.
External rotation
What two movements does a hinge joint create
Flexion and extension
The shoulder blade is on the ________ side of the body
posterior
What motion occurs at the hip and is defined as increasing the joint angle
Extension
Palms facing upwards (carrying a bowl of soup) is what anatomical motion?
Supination
Waving our hand demonstrates what two motions
Radial Deviation and Ulnar deviation
The jaw can perform this motion: Raising a structure or lowering a structure
Elevation and depression
The hand is DISTAL or PROXIMAL to the elbow
Distal
If you squeeze your shoulder blades together on the posterior side of your body you are performing what motion
Retraction
What is the opposite movement of supination?
Pronation
With your body show me the anatomical position!!!
First to show me
What two joints perform circumduction?
Shoulder and hip OR ball and socket joints
The shoulders are _______ to the spine
Lateral