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WorksheetsDirectional and Movement Terms #3
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Pronation
Movement in which you turn the palm of your hand down
Movement in which you turn the palm of your hand up
Movement in which you rotate your wrist outward
Movement in which you flex your fingers inward
Flexion
Movement term that refers to increasing the angle of the joint
Movement term that refers to decreasing the angle of the joint
Movement term that refers to rotating the joint
Movement term that refers to stabilizing the joint
Eversion
Movement in which you turn the sole of the foot outward
Movement in which you turn the sole of the foot inward
Movement in which you lift the foot upwards
Movement in which you rotate the foot sideways
Palmer
Directional term that refers to the palm of the hand
A term used to describe the back of the hand
A term for the wrist area
A term for the fingers
Dorsal
Directional Term that refers to the top of the foot
Directional Term that refers to the bottom of the foot
Directional Term that refers to the front of the body
Directional Term that refers to the back of the body
Adduction
Movement in which you move a body part away from the midline of the body
Movement in which you move a body part towards the midline of the body
Movement that involves rotating a body part around its axis
Movement that involves lifting a body part upwards
Inversion
Movement in which you turn the sole of your foot inward
Movement in which you turn the sole of your foot outward
Movement in which you lift your foot off the ground
Movement in which you rotate your foot in a circular motion
Supination
Movement in which you turn the palm of the hand up
Movement in which you turn the palm of the hand down
Movement in which you rotate the arm inward
Movement in which you extend the fingers outward
Extension
Movement term that refers to increasing the angle of the joint
Movement term that refers to decreasing the angle of the joint
Movement term that refers to rotating the joint
Movement term that refers to stabilizing the joint
Abduction
Movement in which you move a body part away from the midline of the body
Movement towards the midline of the body
Rotational movement around an axis
Movement that decreases the angle between two body parts
Plantar
Directional term that refers to the bottom of the foot
Directional term that refers to the top of the foot
Directional term that refers to the inner side of the foot
Directional term that refers to the outer side of the foot
