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What is name for the movement of a bone or limb toward the body?
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∙ 11y ago
Adduction brings the body part toward the midline of the body. Example, raise arms above your head and clasp your hands together
Abduction brings the body part away from the midline of the body. Example, raise your arms from the waist up to shoulder height keeping the hands level with the shoulders
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What a is sideways movement of a limb?
The sideways movement of a limb is called abduction or adduction. Abduction is moving a limb away from the body's midline, while adduction is bringing a limb closer to the body's midline.
What type of joint movement occurs when a muscle moves a limb toward the mid line of the body?
Abduction is when a body part moves away from the midline.
What is an example of joint adduction?
Adduction- rowing Abduction- gymnastics
Name the strongest bone in the lower limb?
The femur is the longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the body.
Moving a bone or limb away from the mid-line of the body known as?
AbductionAbduction
What is the medical term meaning movement toward the midline?
A movement toward the midline is called adduction. Adduct means to bring towards the center. The opposite, "abduction" is moving away from midline.
What term means movement of a limb or body part beyond its normal limit?
hyperextension
Define motor skills?
A Motor Skill: an act or task that has a goal to achieves voluntary body or limb movement to be properly performed. A Motor Skill: an act or task that has a goal to achieves voluntary body or limb movement to be properly performed.
What is the movement of the humerus?
Abduction of the arm involves the humerus moving laterally. Abduction means moving a limb or finger away from the midline of the body or limb.
What is Largest bone in the human body?
The largest bone in the body is the femur. It is the bone in the upper section of your leg (thigh or upper hind limb), from your hip to knee. It is classified as a long bone.
What is demonstrate abduction?
Demonstrate is a verb, not a noun. Abduction, in functional anatomy, is a movement which draws a limb away from the median sagittal plane of the body. You would demonstrate it by moving a limb away from the median sagittal plane of the body.
What is the strongest bone in the body?
A previous wiki answer by jpkeith:The Femur. It is, incidentally, also the largest bone in the entire body.Read more: What_is_the_largest_bone_in_the_lower_extremity
