{"id":484,"date":"2018-06-18T17:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T21:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/advancedanatomy1sted\/chapter\/body-movements\/"},"modified":"2018-12-03T16:16:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T21:16:44","slug":"body-movements","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/advancedanatomy1sted\/chapter\/body-movements\/","title":{"raw":"Body Movements","rendered":"Body Movements"},"content":{"raw":"Types of movements:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFlexion \u2013 contraction resulting in a degree decrease in an angle at a joint\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nLateral Flexion \u2013 can be thought more as bending or tilting to the left or right (putting \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ones ear to shoulder)\r\n\r\nDorsiflexion \u2013 occurs at the ankle, pulling the distal end of the foot towards the tibia\r\n\r\nPlantarflexion \u2013 Confusing right? Although flexion is in the name, technically \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0plantarflexion is extension, pulling the distal end of the foot away from the tibia\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nExtension \u2013 contraction resulting in a degree increase at a joint, the opposite of flexion\r\n\r\nHyperextension \u2013 extension in which the degree has increased past anatomical position\r\n\r\nAbduction \u2013 limbs moving away from the body\u2019s midline in the frontal plane (like the beginning to a jumping jack)\r\n\r\nAdduction \u2013 limbs moving toward the body\u2019s midline in the frontal plane (like the end of a jumping jack), the opposite of abduction\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTransverse Abduction \u2013 movement of a limb away from the midline but in the \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0transverse plain\r\n\r\nTransverse Adduction \u2013 movement of a limb towards the midline in the transverse plan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the opposite of transverse abduction (like a pectoral fly)\r\n\r\nRotation \u2013 rotation of a joint, typical of ball-and-socket type joints and where articulating surfaces allow for a spinning motion (turning of the head\/torso or at the shoulders are some examples)\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nLateral Rotation \u2013 rotation away from the midline, can be thought of as outward \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0rotation\r\n\r\nMedial Rotation \u2013 rotation towards the midline, can be thought of as inward rotation\r\n\r\nSupination \u2013 lateral rotation of the wrist\r\n\r\nPronation \u2013 medial rotation of the wrist\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nProtraction \u2013 anterior projection of a body part (sticking out the jaw is an example)\r\n\r\nRetraction \u2013 direct posterior movement of a body part, the opposite of protraction\r\n\r\nElevation \u2013 raising a body part directly upwards, no rotation or changes in the degree of a joint (shrugging\/closing the jaw are examples)\r\n\r\nDepression \u2013 forcing a body part directly downwards, opposite of elevation\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nInversion \u2013 turning the ankle so that the sole of the foot faces towards the midline\r\n\r\nEversion \u2013 turning the ankle so that the sole of the foot faces away from the midline\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOpposition \u2013 moving the little finger and thumb towards each other\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n

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