Anatomy and Movement Terms Quiz

What is an anatomic position?

• Standing on one leg with arms raised above the head

• Sitting with legs crossed and hands on knees

• Standing upright with feet forward, arms by your side, and palms forward

• Lying down with arms and legs spread out

What does abduction refer to?

• Decrease in the angle between two joints

• Movement of a joint towards the midline of the body

• Movement of a joint away from the midline of the body

• Increase in the angle between two joints

What is the difference between flexion and extension?

• There is no difference; they are the same

• Flexion decreases the angle between two joints; extension increases it

• Flexion and extension both increase the angle between two joints but in opposite directions

• Flexion increases the angle between two joints; extension decreases it

What is the correct way to remember the difference between supination and pronation?

• There is no easy way to remember the difference

• Supination is like holding a bowl of soup; pronation is like turning a doorknob

• Supination and pronation both refer to turning a doorknob

• Supination is like turning a doorknob; pronation is like holding a bowl of soup

What movement is described by dorsiflexion?

• Rotating the foot outward

• Rotating the foot inward

• Pointing toes away from the ground

• Pointing toes towards the ground

What is the difference between active and passive motion?

• Active motion is movement through a machine; passive motion is through own effort

• Active and passive motions are the same

• Active motion is movement through own effort; passive motion is done to them

• There is no such thing as passive motion

divides the body into upper and lower sections

• sagittal plane

• transverse plane

• frontal plane

• oblique plane

What is the term used to describe the movement that allows you to pull one or both arms and legs away from your midline body?

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Abduction

• Extension

Which term refers to the movement of a joint in the body or a body part moving inwards towards the body midline?

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Extension

• Inversion

What is the movement called when bending occurs AWAY from the anatomical position?

• Extension

• Flexion