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Body Movements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Turning the hand so that the palm is upward

a)

supination

b)

pronation

c)

flexion

d)

dorsiflexion

2.

Name the motion being performed in the picture.

a)

plantar flexion

b)

eversion

c)

inversion

d)

dorsiflexion

3.

The movement when the arm goes toward the midline of the body is called ______.

a)

adduction

b)

abduction

c)

circumduction

d)

opposition

4.
Rotation of the forearm until the palm faces DOWN is called __________.
a)
supination
b)
pronation
c)
flexion
d)
dorsiflexion
5.
What movement is occurring here?
a)
Eversion
b)
Flexion
c)
Dorsiflexion
d)
Plantarflexion
6.

Nicole a fitness guru feels compelled to do a few jumping jacks. Which movement is taking place as her hands come together above her head?

a)

Extension

b)

Adduction

c)

Circumdation

d)

Abduction

7.

Noah is very short. He needs to stand on his "tip toe's" to reach the cookie jar on the top shelf of the cupboard. What is the movement of his ankles?

a)

Plantar Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Dorsiflexion

d)

Rotation

8.

When the outstanding Dustin Martin kicks a football the movement of the knee joint in the back swing, before kicking the ball is......

a)

Abduction

b)

Flexion

c)

Extension

d)

Adduction

9.

Which shoulder motion is illustrated in the picture?

a)

rotation

b)

adduction

c)

flexion

d)

extension

10.

Identify the movement being performed.

a)

Circumduction

b)

Lateral Rotation

c)

Medial Rotation

d)

Eversion

11.

Identify the movement being performed.

a)

Inversion

b)

Eversion

c)

Plantarflexion

d)

Dorsiflexion

12.

Identify the movement being performed.

a)

Inversion

b)

Eversion

c)

Plantarflexion

d)

Dorsiflexion

13.

Identify the movement being performed.

a)

Inversion

b)

Eversion

c)

Plantarflexion

d)

Dorsiflexion

14.

Identify the movement being performed.

a)

Extension

b)

Internal Rotation

c)

External Rotation

d)

Flexion

15.

Identify the movement being performed.

a)

External Rotation

b)

Abduction

c)

Extension

d)

Internal Rotation

16.

Identify the movement being performed.

a)

Abduction

b)

Internal Rotation

c)

Retraction

d)

Adduction

17.

What motions happen at our elbow when doing a push-up?

a)

Flexion and Protraction

b)

Flexion and Extension

c)

Protraction and Retraction

d)

NONE

18.

What motions happen at the hips when performing jumping jacks?

a)

Flexion and Extension

b)

Internal Rotation and External Rotation

c)

Abduction and Adduction

d)

Torso rotation and dorsiflexion

19.

Jumping up and down involves which ankle movements?

a)

Inversion and eversion

b)

Dorsiflexion and eversion

c)

Inversion and plantarflexion

d)

Plantarflexion and dorsiflexion

20.

What movement do the knees do when you perform a squat?

a)

Abduction and adduction

b)

Extension and flexion

c)

Pronation and supination

d)

Inversion and eversion