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Anatomical movements

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What motion does #1 indicate?

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

internal rotation

d)

external rotation

2.

What motion does #2 indicate?

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

internal rotation

d)

external rotation

3.

What motion does #3 indicate?

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

internal/medial rotation

d)

external/lateral rotation

4.

What motion does #4 indicate?

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

internal/medial rotation

d)

external/lateral rotation

5.

What motion does image #5 indicate ?

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

supination

d)

pronation

6.

What motion does image #6 indicate ?

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

supination

d)

pronation

7.

What motion does #7 indicate?

a)

elevation

b)

depression

c)

supination

d)

inversion

8.

What motion does #8 indicate?

a)

elevation

b)

depression

c)

supination

d)

inversion

9.

What motion does #9 indicate?

a)

extension

b)

flexion

c)

eversion

d)

abduction

10.

What motion does #10 indicate?

a)

extension

b)

flexion

c)

eversion

d)

abduction

11.

What motion does #11 indicate?

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

inversion

d)

adduction

12.

What motion does #12 indicate?

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

inversion

d)

adduction

13.

What motion does #13 indicate?

a)

extension

b)

flexion

c)

supination

d)

pronation

14.

What motion does #14 indicate?

a)

extension

b)

flexion

c)

supination

d)

pronation

15.

What motion does #15 indicate?

a)

supination

b)

pronation

c)

inversion

d)

eversion

16.

What motion does #16 indicate?

a)

supination

b)

pronation

c)

inversion

d)

eversion

17.

What motion does #17 indicate?

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

abduction

d)

adduction

18.

What motion does #18 indicate?

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

abduction

d)

adduction

19.

What motion does #19 indicate?

a)

circumduction

b)

inversion

c)

eversion

d)

protraction

20.

What motion does #20 indicate?

a)

dorsiflexion

b)

plantarflexion

c)

inversion

d)

eversion

21.

What motion does #21 indicate?

a)

dorsiflexion

b)

plantarflexion

c)

inversion

d)

eversion

22.

What motion does #22 indicate?

a)

eversion

b)

inversion

c)

protraction

d)

dorsiflexion

23.

What motion does #23 indicate?

a)

eversion

b)

inversion

c)

protraction

d)

dorsiflexion

24.

What motion does #24 indicate?

a)

retraction

b)

protraction

c)

elevation

d)

flexion

25.

What motion does #25 indicate?

a)

retraction

b)

protraction

c)

elevation

d)

flexion

26.

movement away from the body

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

flexion

d)

dorsiflexion

27.

Adduction

a)

movement towards the body

b)

movement away from the body

c)

decrease in a joint's angle

d)

increase in a joint's angle

28.

Flexion

a)

movement towards the body

b)

movement away from the body

c)

decrease in a joint's angle

d)

increase in a joint's angle

29.

Extension

a)

movement towards the body

b)

movement away from the body

c)

decrease in a joint's angle

d)

increase in a joint's angle

30.

Anatomical position

a)

seated, palms forward, feet together

b)

standing erect, palms forward, feet together

c)

standing erect, palms forward, feet apart

d)

seated, palms down, feet apart

31.

Supination

a)

turning the palm of the hand up

b)

turning the palm of the hand down

c)

turning the sole of the foot medially

d)

turning the sole of the foot laterally

32.

Pronation

a)

turning the palm of the hand up

b)

turning the palm of the hand down

c)

turning the sole of the foot medially

d)

turning the sole of the foot laterally

33.

Inversion

a)

turning the palm of the hand up

b)

turning the palm of the hand down

c)

turning the sole of the foot medially

d)

turning the sole of the foot laterally

34.

Eversion

a)

turning the palm of the hand up

b)

turning the palm of the hand down

c)

turning the sole of the foot medially

d)

turning the sole of the foot laterally

35.

Dorsiflexion

a)

bringing the toes towards the shin

b)

pointing the toes

c)

movement that creates a cone or circle

d)

turning the sole of the foot in/medially

36.

Plantarflexion

a)

bringing the toes towards the shin

b)

pointing the toes

c)

movement that creates a cone or circle

d)

turning the sole of the foot in/medially

37.

Circumduction

a)

bringing the toes towards the shin

b)

pointing the toes

c)

movement that creates a cone or circle

d)

turning the sole of the foot in/medially

38.

Retraction

a)

posterior displacement/movement without angular change

b)

anterior displacement/movement without angular change

c)

movement that creates a cone or circle

d)

turning the sole of the foot in/medially

39.

Protraction

a)

posterior displacement/movement without angular change

b)

anterior displacement/movement without angular change

c)

movement that creates a cone or circle

d)

turning the sole of the foot in/medially

40.

Elevation

a)

Lifting superiorly

b)

movement inferiorly

c)

turning a bone on the long axis away from the midline

d)

turning a bone on the long axis toward the midline

41.

Depression

a)

Lifting superiorly

b)

movement inferiorly

c)

turning a bone on the long axis away from the midline

d)

turning a bone on the long axis toward the midline

42.

internal/medial rotation

a)

Lifting superiorly

b)

movement inferiorly

c)

turning a bone on the long axis away from the midline

d)

turning a bone on the long axis toward the midline

43.

external/lateral rotation

a)

Lifting superiorly

b)

movement inferiorly

c)

turning a bone on the long axis away from the midline

d)

turning a bone on the long axis toward the midline

44.
Which of the following planes divides the body into front and back sections?
a)
transverse
b)
frontal
c)
mid-sagittal
d)
sagittal
45.
Which of the following planes divides the body into left and right halves?
a)
frontal
b)
transverse
c)
horizontal
d)
sagittal
46.

plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections is?

a)

frontal

b)

mid-sagittal

c)

sagittal

d)

transverse

47.
Inferior 
a)
Above
b)
Left
c)
Below
d)
Right
48.

Behind, in back

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Posterior

d)

Anterior

49.
Superior 
a)
above 
b)
Inferior 
c)
below 
d)
left 
50.
refers to being away from the point of origin
a)
ventral
b)
medial
c)
lateral
d)
distal
51.

closer to the point of origin or site of attachment

a)

distal

b)

proximal

c)

inferior

d)

deep

52.

away from the midline

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

inferior

d)

superficial

53.

toward the midline / closer to the midline

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

inferior

d)

superficial

54.

anterior

a)

front

b)

behind

c)

toward the midline

d)

away from the site of attachment

55.

away from the surface

a)

deep

b)

superficial

c)

medial

d)

superior

56.

toward the surface/closer to the outside

a)

deep

b)

superficial

c)

medial

d)

superior

57.

Prone

a)

laying on your back

b)

laying on your stomach

c)

laying on your side

d)

in the seated position

58.

Supine

a)

laying on your back

b)

laying on your stomach

c)

laying on your side

d)

in the seated position

59.

Opposition

a)

movement of the great toe

b)

movement of the thumb to the other fingers

c)

movement of the head to the side

d)

movement of the leg away from the body