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Body Movements

Objectives:
  • distinguish between the body movements that can be made by skeletal muscles
Question 1
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In what order are the various types of skeletal muscle fibers recruited when you sprint to make it to the bus stop?

Question 2
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Question 3
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Match the following pictures with their body movement.

  • Abduction
Question 4
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Question 5
5.

Match the following pictures with their body movement.

Question 6
6.

The joints between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae can contribute to which movement?

Question 7
7.

Which motion moves the bottom of the foot away from the midline of the body?

Question 8
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Movement of a body region in a circular movement at a condyloid joint is what type of motion?

Question 9
9.

Supination is the motion that moves the ________.

Question 10
10.

Movement at the shoulder joint that moves the upper limb laterally away from the body is called ________.

Question 11
11.

Discuss the joints involved and movements required for you to cross your arms together in front of your chest.

Part 1: Body Movements

Watch the video below about the different terms given for various movements of the body and take notes. Then, match the term with the proper description below. (Note that two of the terms below are not in the video. Match all of the ones in the video, then think about what the other two might mean!)

The video is also on eCLASS if you have difficulty playing it on campus.

Abduction
Decreasing the angle of a joint
Inversion
Increasing the angle of a joint
Plantarflexion
Decreasing the angle of the ankle joint
Extension
Increasing the angle of the ankle joint
Adduction
Rotating the sole of the foot laterally
Hyperextension
Rotating the sole of the foot medially
Eversion
Moving a limb away from the midline of the body
Flexion
Moving a limb towards the midline of the body
Dorsiflexion
Rotating the lower arm so the palm is facing down
Rotation
Rotating the lower arm so the palm is facing up
Supination
Increasing the angle of a joint beyond its normal range of motion
Circumduction
A combination of flexion, adduction, extension, and abduction that results in a cone-like tracing of a limb or digit
Pronation
Twisting, circular movement
Hyperextension
Extension
Rotation or Flexion
Match the following pictures with their body movement.
Supination
Hyperextension
Inversion
Pronation
Dorsiflexion
Plantarflexion
Eversion
Circumduction
Flexion
Flexion
Rotation
Adduction
Hyperextension