Biomechanical Movement
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- 1.Eversion is
- A.
Turning the soles outward
- B.
Pointing the foot upward
- C.
Palm turning down
- 2.Inversion refers to
- A.
Ankle pointing downward
- B.
Turning the feet inward so the soles face each other
- C.
Forward motion, occurs in the shoulder joint
- 3.Plantarflexion referes to
- A.
Pointing the foot downward (ankle)
- B.
Pointing the foot upward (ankle)
- C.
Pointing the foot to the side (ankle)
- 4.Dorsiflexion refers to
- A.
(ankle) pointing the foot up towards the body
- B.
Circular motion of the foot
- C.
(ankle) pointing the foot downwards
- 5.Protraction is
- A.
Backward motion, occurs at the shoulder joint (abduction)
- B.
Forward motion, occurs at the shoulder joint (abduction)
- C.
Circular motion, occurs at the shoulder
- 6.Circumduction of the shoulder is
- A.
Pointing the shoulder upward
- B.
Circular movement of the shoulder
- C.
Backward motion of the shoulder
- 7.Pronation is turning the palm down.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Supination is turning the palm up.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Abduction is moving a leg or arm
- A.
Away from the body
- B.
Toward the body
- C.
In a circular motion
- 10.Adduction is moving the leg or arm
- A.
Downward and backward
- B.
Toward the body
- C.
Away from the body
- 11.Hyperextention refers to moving a joint
- A.
Less extension than normal
- B.
Within normal limits
- C.
Beyond normal limits
- 12.Hypoextension refers to less extension than normal
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Flexion refers to
- A.
Bending a joint that increases the angle
- B.
Bending a joint that decreases the angle
- C.
Bending a joint to hyperextend the angle
- 14.Extention is not straightening a joint
- A.
True
- B.
False
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