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Does hyperextension bend a joint in the opposite direction as flexion?
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∙ 9y ago
Yes, extension is always in the opposite direction as flexion. Hyperextension means straightening a joint beyond it's normal range.
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What is the possible movement at the elbow joint?
flexion and extension
What is The joint that permits only flexion and extension?
Which type of diathrotic joint permits flexion and extension only?
What is movement of a joint beyond the anatomical position?
Moving a joint beyond its normal range of motion is hyperextension.
Which ligament is most important in preventing hyperextension of the hip joint?
The Iliofemoral Ligament
What joint actions are available at the thoracic vertebrae?
Flexion. Lateral flexion. Rotation circumduction
Does hyperextension bend a joint in the direction as flexion?
Yes, extension is always in the opposite direction as flexion. Hyperextension means straightening a joint beyond it's normal range.
What is the difference between the movements flexion and extension?
Flexion is the movement of your extremities bending inward Extension is when they bend outward
Means to bend a limb at the joint?
Flexion is the medical term meaning bent at the joint. The opposite is extension.
What type of movement does a hinge joint make?
The movement permitted by a hinge joint is extension (opening) or flexion (closing). The elbow is a hinge joint. When you "flex your muscle", you preform a flexion movement (closing). The opposite is extension as in handing a cup to someone..
What is the possible movement at the elbow joint?
flexion and extension
What is movement during which the knees or elbows are bent to decrease the angle of the joint?
Flexion is movement during which the knees or elbows are bent to decrease the angle of the joint
What is The joint that permits only flexion and extension?
Which type of diathrotic joint permits flexion and extension only?
What is movement of a joint beyond the anatomical position?
Moving a joint beyond its normal range of motion is hyperextension.
What is the medical term meaning chronic flexion of joint?
In medical terms, flexion means decreasing the angle of a joint.
Which ligament is most important in preventing hyperextension of the hip joint?
The Iliofemoral Ligament
What movement can the shoulder joint not do despite being a multi-axial joint that allows a variety of movements?
Flexion, extension/hyperextension, trabsverse horizontal abduction, circumduction.If you think about the movements that you can do at your shoulder, you can figure this question out yourself. When in the anatomical position, we can perform flexion and extension,the forward and backward (respectively) movements of our arm at the shoulder joint. There is also abduction and adduction, which is the movement of rising our arm out to our sides, away from our body (abduction) and towards our body (adduction). Finally, there is also medial rotation and lateral rotation of the shoulder joint, in which we rotate the head of humerus in the shoulder-joint cavity (glenoid cavity). You may hear the combined movements of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction referred to as circumduction.
Flexion of which joint makes the knuckles prominent?
metacarpophalangeal joint
