Body Motion (ROM) Review

What is the movement called when the angle between two bones decreases?

• Extension

• Flexion

• Abduction

• Adduction

Which movement increases the angle between the femur and the pelvis?

• Hip Flexion

• Hip Extension

• Hip Abduction

• Hip Adduction

What is the term for moving the arm away from the midline of the body?

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Extension

Which movement involves lifting the foot so that its superior surface approaches the shin?

• Ankle Plantarflexion

• Ankle Dorsiflexion

• Ankle Extension

• Ankle Abduction

What is the movement called when the foot is pointed downward?

• Ankle Dorsiflexion

• Ankle Plantarflexion

• Ankle Extension

• Ankle Abduction

Which of the following best describes circumduction?

• A linear movement away from the midline of the body

• A rotational movement around a single axis

• A combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction movements

• A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts

Bringing the arm back towards the body from an abducted position is known as:

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Extension

Which movement is NOT associated with the shoulder joint?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Circumduction

• Plantarflexion

During a squat, which action occurs at the hip joint as you lower your body?

• Hip Flexion

• Hip Extension

• Hip Abduction

• Hip Adduction

What is the opposite movement of dorsiflexion at the ankle?

• Ankle Flexion

• Ankle Extension

• Ankle Plantarflexion

• Ankle Abduction