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What is the difference between the movements flexion and extension?
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∙ 14y ago
Flexion is the movement of your extremities bending inward
Extension is when they bend outward
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoExtension straightens a joint, and hyperextension bends it but in the opposite direction from flexion.
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What are the movements of the 1st carpometacarpal joint?
flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction
What are the 12 body movements?
flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction, rotation, pronation, supination, inversion, eversion, dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, and opposition.
What plane of body motion does trunk flexion occur in?
The Sagittal plane passes through the body front to back, so dividing it into left and right. Movements in this plane are the up and down movements of flexion and extension.
Does extension decrease the angle between two bones?
Flexion decreases the angle between two bones in a joint. Extension increases that angle.
Movements in the transverse plane occur around which axis?
Flexion, Extension and Hyperextension of the Joints
Does a ball-and-socket joint permit flexion and extension movements?
yes
What is lateral trunk hyper-extension?
list movements for trunk flexion
What are the six primary movements that occcur at the joints between body segments?
The six primary movements that occur at the joints between body segments are flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, and circumduction. Flexion is the bending movement that decreases the angle between body parts, while extension is the opposite movement that increases the angle. Abduction is the movement away from the midline of the body, while adduction is the movement toward the midline. Rotation involves the turning or twisting movement, and circumduction is a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction that creates a circular movement.
Flexion and extension of the body?
flexion decreases in angle between articulating bones extension increases in angle between articulation bones
What are the two types of movement possible at your knee?
The principal movements occurring at this joint are flexion and extension of the leg, but some rotation also occurs in the flexed position.Flexion and extension of the knee joint are very free movements.
What are the movements of the 1st carpometacarpal joint?
flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction
What are the 12 body movements?
flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction, rotation, pronation, supination, inversion, eversion, dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, and opposition.
What is the possible movement at the elbow joint?
flexion and extension
Is kicking a football flexion or extension?
It is Flexion and Extension
What plane of body motion does trunk flexion occur in?
The Sagittal plane passes through the body front to back, so dividing it into left and right. Movements in this plane are the up and down movements of flexion and extension.
What does a knee joint do?
In addition to simple flexion (bending) and extension (straightening) movements, the knee joint is designed to allow for rotation, gliding, and rolling movements.
What is the difference between rotation and circumduction?
rotation :Rotary movement around l axis of a bonecircumduction : combination of flexion,extension,abduction & adduction
