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Upper Arm Movements

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lily and Ava are pretending to be airplanes, spreading their arms wide as they run around the playground. What is the movement of their upper arms away from their bodies called?

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Extension

d)

Flexion

2.

During a game of charades, Ava and Arjun are moving their upper arms closer to their bodies to act out a clue. What is this movement called?

a)

Abduction

b)

Horizontal abduction

c)

Adduction

d)

External rotation

3.

Jackson is reaching up to grab a book from a high shelf in front of him. What is the term for raising the upper arm in front of the body, just like Jackson is doing?

a)

Horizontal adduction

b)

Internal rotation

c)

Extension

d)

Flexion

4.

Ava is reaching back to grab her backpack, moving her upper arm behind her body. What is this movement called?

a)

Extension

b)

External rotation

c)

Flexion

d)

Adduction

5.

Maya is showing Emma a cool dance move where she rotates her arm outward, away from her body. What is this movement called?

a)

Horizontal adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Internal rotation

d)

External rotation

6.

Oliver is showing off his dance moves and rotates his arm inward toward his body. What is this movement called?

a)

Internal rotation

b)

External rotation

c)

Flexion

d)

Adduction

7.

Luna and Michael are having a friendly competition to see who knows more about body movements! If Luna moves her upper arm in the horizontal plane away from her body, what is this movement called?

a)

Extension

b)

Flexion

c)

Horizontal adduction

d)

Horizontal abduction

8.

Maya is showing off her dance moves and swings her upper arm in the horizontal plane across her body. What is this movement called?

a)

External rotation

b)

Horizontal adduction

c)

Horizontal abduction

d)

Internal rotation

9.

Samuel is reaching forward to grab a book from the shelf. Which movement is he using to raise his upper arm in front of his body?

a)

Flexion

b)

Extension

c)

Horizontal abduction

d)

Adduction

10.

Jackson is reaching back to grab his backpack from behind his chair. Which movement is he using to move his upper arm behind his body?

a)

Extension

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Horizontal adduction

11.

Kai and Mason are pretending to be airplanes in gym class. Which movement are they doing when they stretch their upper arms out to the sides, away from their bodies?

a)

Horizontal adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Adduction

d)

Internal rotation

12.

Henry and Zoe are doing jumping jacks in gym class. When they bring their upper arms back toward their bodies, what is this movement called?

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Horizontal abduction

d)

External rotation

13.

Jackson is showing Nora and Ethan a cool dance move. Which movement involves rotating his arm outward, away from his body?

a)

Extension

b)

External rotation

c)

Internal rotation

d)

Flexion

14.

William is showing Liam and Daniel how to rotate his arm inward toward his body. What is this movement called?

a)

Adduction

b)

External rotation

c)

Internal rotation

d)

Horizontal abduction

15.

Imagine Aiden is reaching across the table to give a high-five to Abigail, moving his upper arm in the horizontal plane across his body. What is this movement called?

a)

Extension

b)

Horizontal abduction

c)

Horizontal adduction

d)

Flexion