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The opposite action of flexion is extension. While flexion involves decreasing the angle between two body parts, such as bending a joint, extension involves increasing that angle, effectively straightening the joint. For example, bending the elbow is flexion, while straightening it is extension.
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What is the medical term meaning movement that is opposite flexion?
Extension is the opposite of flexion.
What are action in using the sternocleidmastoid muscle?
Individually rotation of the head to the opposite side. Together , flexion of the neck.
What is the opposite movement of plantar flexion in the human body?
The opposite movement of plantar flexion in the human body is dorsiflexion.
What is the opposite of dorsiflexion?
The opposite of dorsiflexion is plantar flexion.
The opposite of extension?
contract shorten shrink sever
What is the definition of flexion?
Flexion (noun) = the action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint. "flexion of the fingers"
What is the word to describe arm or leg movement the body?
*Flexion is term used to describe the movement around or at joints in arm or leg, e.g pulling action reduce the angle in elbow joint, *Opposite of this movement is extension e.g pushing something with arms bend at elbow.
What is the name of an intended action of the primary muscle for the abdominal?
Trunk flexion & unilateral trunk flexion.
What is the intended action of the primary muscle of hanging leg raise?
trunk flexion lateral trunk flexion
What is the action of the startorius muscles?
Flexion, abduction, and lateral rotation at the hip, and flexion and medial rotation at the knee.
What is the opposite of flexion?
The opposite of flexion is extension. Flexion refers to the bending of a joint, typically decreasing the angle between two body parts, while extension is the straightening of a joint, usually increasing the angle between two body parts.
What is the opposite of hyper extension?
The opposite of hyperextension is flexion, which involves bending a joint to decrease the angle between two body parts. Hyperextension refers to the excessive straightening or extension beyond the normal range of motion.
