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When the angle of a joint increases it produces movement Which type of movement is it?
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To increase the angle of a joint is extension. To decrease the angle of a joint is flexion. (plato users the answer is A.)
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∙ 9y agoExtension is the type of movement that increases the angle between the bones in a joint. In common terms, this is referred to as straightening a joint.
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∙ 9y agoWhen the angle of a joint increases, it produces movement. Which type of movement is it?
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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
Does extension decrease the angle between two bones?
Flexion decreases the angle between two bones in a joint. Extension increases that angle.
This type of joint allows side to side movement and up and down movement?
There are six joints that have movement. The plvotal joint is what allows up and down movement.
What is a shortened distance between bone is called?
In normal anatomy, flexion is the movement that decreases the angle between the bones that form a joint. A pathological decrease within the joint of the distance between two bones may be termed a "loss of joint space."
When lifting a cup to your mouth what is the joint movement?
You are using the hinge joint at the elbow. The movement is flexion.
When the angle of a joint increases it produces movement. Which type of movement is it.?
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 does the medical term flex mean?
In medical terminology, "flex" refers to the movement of a joint that decreases the angle between two body parts. It is the opposite of extension, which increases the angle between body parts. An example of flexion is bending the elbow or knee.
What does flexibility mean in dance terms?
the angle of movement around a joint
Does synovial fluid become more thicker with as movement at the joint increase?
No, the fluid becomes thinner as movement increases enabling it to thoroughly lubricate the joint while movement occurs.
Does extension decrease the angle between two bones?
Flexion decreases the angle between two bones in a joint. Extension increases that angle.
What does Hilton's law state?
Any nerve serving a muscle that produces a movement at a joint does innervate the joint and the skin over the joint.
If someone touches and holds their finger on their nose which movement has taken place at the elbow joint?
lexion. It decreased the angle of the joint
What is the type of muscle contraction that produces movement in a joint and allows the muscle to shorten?
By tensing.
What is angular joint?
An angular joint is a joint that changes the angle between two bones without gliding or rotary movement. It is also sometimes called a hinge joint.
What is an angular joint?
An angular joint is a joint that changes the angle between two bones without gliding or rotary movement. It is also sometimes called a hinge joint.
Which type of of movement bends the knee and brings the lower leg backward?
Extension. Extension increases an angle, as in straightening a joint. During extension, the knee or elbow are straightened.
