AQA GCSE PE Basic Movements

Which movement term is defined as: decreasing the angle between two bones

• Flexion

• Extension

• Adduction

• Abduction

A conical/circular movement combining flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction in sequence?

• Rotation

• Circumduction

• Dorsi-flexion

• Plantar flexion

Movement of a limb towards the midline of the body is known as?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Adduction

• Abduction

What action can be seen at the elbow here? (Preparing to throw)

• Flexion

• Extension

• Adduction

• Rotation

Rotation is movement in which way? (think of the forearm/wrist in the image)

• Increasing the angle between two bones

• Movement around the long axis of a bone

• A conical movement of a limb

• Moving the bone away from the midline of the body

What movement occurs at the elbow during the upward phase of a press up?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Adduction

• Dorsi Flexion

What movement is occurring at the elbow from here as the player throws the ball?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Adduction

• Plantar flexion

Which movement is occurring at the hip of the driving leg here?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Adduction

• Abduction

Which movements are occurring at the hip and knee as Owen Farrell takes the penalty kick?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Adduction

• Circumduction

In preparing to perform the Vertical Jump Test, what movement should be made at the performer's knee?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Plantar flexion

• Abduction