Question

Q. Identify the human movement and give it's name.



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Answer 1

Answer:

In order to understand fellow medical students and physicians, you need to have an excellent grasp of the anatomical language. This can simultaneously be a blessing and a curse. If you see the glass half full, the language is extremely precise and exact, leaving no room for errors, misinterpretation, or miscommunication. If you see the glass half empty, there is only one specific term that can accurately describe an anatomical structure/movement/relation, which means there are a lot of words that you need to learn in order to become fluent in this language.

Almost every anatomy department in the world naturally focuses its resources on teaching students the names and details of bones, muscles, vessels, nerves, etc. However, the basic concepts of planes, relations, and especially anatomical movements are glanced over in perhaps the first 30 minutes to 1 hour. Planes and relations eventually catch up with students because they are constantly used to relate anatomical structures together, but movements are usually forgotten or poorly understood.

Key facts about the movements in the human body

Flexion Bending

Extension Straightening

Abduction Moving away from the reference axis

Adduction Bringing closer to the reference axis

Protrusion Forward

Retrusion Backward

Elevation Superiorly to the reference axis

Depression Inferiorly to the reference axis

Lateral rotation Rotation away from the midline

Medial rotation Rotation toward the midline

Pronation Medial rotation of the radius, resulting in the palm of the hand facing posteriorly (if in anatomical position) or inferiorly (if elbow is flexed)

Supination Lateral rotation of the radius, resulting in the palm of the hand facing anteriorly (if in anatomical position) or superiorly (if elbow is flexed)

Mnemonic: 'Supinate to the Sun and Pronate to the Plants'

(Supinate: palm towards the Sun, Pronate: palm towards the Plants)

Circumduction Combination of: flexion, abduction, extension, adduction

Deviation Ulnar and radial abduction of the wrist

Opposition Bringing the thumb in contact to a finger

Reposition Separating the thumb from the digits

Inversion Plantar side toward the medial plane

Eversion Plantar side away from the medial plane

Contents

What is a movement?

Flexion/extension

Explanation: