VN02 3A - Types of movement

What type of movement occurs at a plane joint?

• Rotation

• Flexion

• Gliding

• Extension

Which part of the body is depicted as having a plane joint in the diagram?

• Femur

• Carpals

• Humerus

• Tarsals

What does flexion do to the angle between the bone?

• Increases the angle

• Reduces the angle

• Does not change the angle

• Inverts the angle

What happens to the limb during extension?

• It bends

• It shortens

• It straightens

• It rotates

What does abduction refer to in anatomical terms?

• Movement that decreases the angle between body parts

• Movement that increases the angle between body parts

• Movement that brings a limb closer to the body's midline

• Movement that takes a limb away from the body's midline

What is adduction?

• Movement that takes a limb away from the body's midline

• Movement that brings a limb closer to the body's midline

• Movement that decreases the angle between body parts

• Movement that increases the angle between body parts

What does rotation refer to in the context of bone movement?

• The moving bone swings in a circular motion.

• The moving bone rotates about a longitudinal axis.

• The moving bone slides over another bone.

• The moving bone is compressed into a smaller shape.

What is circumduction?

• The movement where the bone rotates around its own axis.

• The movement where the bone is fixed at one end and the other end moves in a circle.

• The movement where the bone moves back and forth in a straight line.

• The movement where the bone moves side to side.

What does protraction refer to in anatomical terms?

• Moves a structure towards the body

• Moves a structure away from the body cranially

• Moves a structure back into its original position

• Moves a structure towards the body caudally

What is the meaning of retraction in anatomical terms?

• Moves a structure away from the body cranially

• Moves a structure towards the body caudally

• Moves a structure back towards the body

• Moves a structure away from the body caudally