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What is the term for a limb movement towards the body?
Abduction moves the limb laterally away from the midline of the body, while adduction is the opposing movement that brings the limb toward the body or across the midline.
What is movement towards the body?
Which term refers to movement of the hand at the wrist away from the midline of the body?
Abduction and adduction Abduction is a motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline of the body. In the case of fingers and toes, it is spreading the digits apart, away from the centerline of the hand or foot. Abduction of the wrist is also called radial deviation.
What is foot flexion?
Plantar flexion is a movement in which the top of your foot points away from your leg. You use plantar flexion whenever you stand on the tip of your toes or point your toes. Every person’s natural range of movement in this position is different. Several muscles control plantar flexion.
Which term describes the movement of a body part in the posterior direction?
Flexion and extension describe movements that affect the angle between two parts of the body. These terms come from the Latin words with the same meaning. When a joint can move forward and backward, such as the neck and trunk, extension is movement in the posterior direction.
What is the term for the movement of turning the sole of the foot inward?
Inversion is the action of turning the sole of the foot inward, towards the opposite foot. Eversion is the movement of turning the sole of the foot outward, away from the midline.
What is flexion of the hand?
Wrist flexion is the action of bending your hand down at the wrist, so that your palm faces in toward your arm. Flexion is the opposite of extension, which is moving your hand backward, so that your palm is facing up.
What are the hands and arms movement?
BASIC HAND AND ARM MOVEMENTS
| A | B |
|---|---|
| kumintang | move the hand from the wrist, either clockwise or counterclockwise. |
| arms in lateral position | both arms are at one side; either sideward right or sideward left. |
| hayon hayon | to place one forearm in front and the other at the back of the waist. |
What is supination of hand?
Supination and pronation are terms used to describe the up or down orientation of your hand, arm, or foot. When your palm or forearm faces up, it’s supinated. When your palm or forearm faces down, it’s pronated. Supination means that when you walk, your weight tends to be more on the outside of your foot.
What are the movements of the foot?
Movement of the thumb to touch the fingertips Inversion moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle Eversion turning sole outward; weight on inner edge of the foot Plantar Flexion bending the sole of the foot or pointing the toes downward Dorsiflexion bends the foot upward at the ankle Protraction Movement of a part of the body anteriorly
What are the different types of body movements?
The following terms are used to describe body movements (see figure 17): • ABDUCTION: a movement away from the midline of the body. Abduction also refers to the spreading apart of fingers or toes • ADDUCTION: a movement towards the middle of the body.
What is the movement around the axis called?
• ROTATION: movement around the axis of a bone or body part. Movement towards the midline of the body is called medial (or internal) rotation; movement away from the midline is called lateral (or external) rotation • SUPINATION: turning the palm upwards (or an internal rotation of the foot). Figure 17 Body movements
What is dynamicdorsiflexion of the hand/wrist?
Dorsiflexion of the hand/wrist involves bending or flexing the hand upward towards the forearm. A contracture is a term used to describe a stiffening of a joint that results in a decrease in range of motion.