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Body Movements

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bending joint, angle decreases. ie. knee or elbow

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

2.

What type of flexion is this?

a)

Plantar flexion

b)

Dorsi flexion

3.

Is this plantar flexion?

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

Adduction: limb towards midline

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Rotation is (a)  

6.

What are examples of Circumduction?

a)
b)
c)
7.

What is the correct definition of pronation

a)

rotation of forearm & hands to palm up position; lie on back

b)

circular motion: combination of, flexion, extension, adduction and abduction @ shoulder and hip

c)

rotation of forearm and hands to palm down position; lie on face

8.

Eversion: twisting of foot outward at the ankle. Inside of ankle touches the ground. This causes the ankle to (a)  

9.

Protraction is to (a)  

10.

Retraction is to (a)  

11.

A body plane is an imaginary flat surface used to define an (a)  

12.

The transverse plane divides the body into ______ & ______ halves/parts

(a)  

13.

Movements in the transverse plane include rotation at joints around the (a)   axis

14.

The _____________ (also known as ______) divides body into front and back halves or parts

(a)  

15.

What plane divides the body into left or right halves or parts

a)

Frontal plane

b)

Sagittal plane

c)

Transverse plane

16.

Movements in the sagittal plane include flexion and extension moving about the

a)

Transverse axis

b)

Anterior -Posterior Axis