Kinesiology Exam 1: Joint Motions

Joint motions with pictures.

Movement of the ankle so the foot moves downward is called

plantar flexion

Turning the forearm so the palm faces forward is called

supination

The bending movement of one bone on another in the SAGITTAL plane so that the body moves away from fundamental position is called

flexion

The straightening of one bone on another in the SAGITTAL plane so that the body moves toward fundamental position is called

Extension

Movement away from the midline of the body in the FRONTAL plane is called

abduction

Movement of the wrist toward the thumb side of the hand is called

radial deviation

Movement toward the midline of the body in the FRONTAL plane is called

adduction

Movement around a longitudinal axis is called

rotation

Movement of the trunk or neck sideways in the frontal plane is called

lateral bending

Movement of the ankle so the foot moves upward is called

dorsiflexion

Turning the ankle so the sole of the foot faces outward is called

eversion

Movement of the wrist toward the little finger side of the hand is called

ulnar deviation

Turning the ankle so the sole of the foot faces inward is called

inversion

Movement toward the midline of the body in the TRANSVERSE plane is called

horizontal adduction

Turning the forearm so that the palm faces backward is called

pronation

Movement away from the midline of the body in the TRANSVERSE plane is called

horizontal abduction

Name that motion that occurs in the opposite direction to flexion.

extension

Name that motion that occurs in the opposite direction to extension.

flexion

Name that motion that occurs in the opposite direction to abduction.

adduction

Name that motion that occurs in the opposite direction to medial rotation.

lateral rotation

Name that motion that occurs in the opposite direction to lateral rotation.

medial rotation

Name that motion that occurs in the opposite direction to horizontal abduction.

horizontal adduction

Name that motion that occurs in the opposite direction to horizontal adduction.

horizontal abduction