Flexion.
Flexing is the medical term meaning decreasing an angle as in bending a joint.
In medical terms, flexion means decreasing the angle of a joint.
Flexors decrease the angles . Extensorsincrease the angles.
Flexion or extension; flexion is decreasing the angle between two points
Flexion is the bending of a joint, decreasing the angle between two body parts. Extension is the straightening of a joint, increasing the angle between two body parts.
Flexion is the bending of a joint, decreasing the angle between two body parts. Extension is the straightening of a joint, increasing the angle between two body parts.
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.
To increase the angle of a joint is extension. To decrease the angle of a joint is flexion. (plato users the answer is A.)
Extension and flexion are two opposite movements in the human body. Extension refers to straightening or increasing the angle of a joint, while flexion involves bending or decreasing the angle of a joint. For example, when you straighten your arm, you are extending it, and when you bend your arm, you are flexing it.
"Flect" or "flex" both refer to bending or curving, usually in the context of moving a joint or muscle. It involves the action of decreasing the angle between two parts of the body.
A right angle joint is called a vertex as is with any other angle (yes even straight angles)
A flexor is a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint. In anatomy, flexion is a position that is made possible by the joint angle decreasing. The skeletal (bones, cartilage, and ligaments) and muscular (muscles and tendons) systems work together to move the joint into a "flexed" position. ...