HBS PLTW Joint Movement

STUDY OR DIE

Depression

Downward (inferior)

Elevation

Raises Body part in Superior, Upward direction

Rotation

Bone twists/pivot around long axis

Circumduction

limb, hand, finger moves in circular/conical pattern

Flextion

Decreases angle between bones/body parts, usually bending

Extention

Increase angle between bones/body parts, usually straightening/ opening joint

Hyerextention

Joint is forced/moved backwards past normal. healthy range of motion

Abduction

Pulls body part away from mid-line of body in frontal plane.

Adduction

Body part toward mid-line of body/ mid-line of hand/foot

Plantar Flexion

Movement of Ankle or toes pointing downward/away from shin

Dorsiflexion

Movement of foot points upward towards shin decreasing angle between them