Common Body Movements

What term best describes the movement in the picture?

• Adduction

• Abduction

• Flexion

• Extension

Turning the foot so the plantar surfaces faces medially.

• plantar flexion
• eversion
• inversion
• dorsiflexion

Which of the following best describes extension?

• The straightening of a joint where the angle of movement increases
• The bending of a joint where bones get closer together
• The rotation of a joint or spinning of one bone on another
• The lateral movement away from the midline

Which shoulder motion is illustrated in the picture?

• rotation

• adduction

• flexion

• extension

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Inversion

• Eversion

• Dorsiflexion

• Plantarflexion

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Inversion

• Eversion

• Plantarflexion

• Dorsiflexion

Bringing a body part towards the midline is called ______.

• adduction

• abduction

• internal rotation

• external rotation