Question

22. Review movements such as abduction, adduction, etc. 23. Understand the actions of the shoulder joint and the shoulder girdle.

Answer 1

Body movements

Abduction: Moving segment away from the body or any movement of the body part away from the midline of the body

Ex: lifting arms out of the side

Adduction: Any movement of the towards the midline of the body

Ex; bringing arms back towards the body

Flexion: decrease the angle of the joint

Ex: bending the knee or elbow

Extension- Increasing the angle of the joint

Ex: straightening the knee or elbow

Circumduction: Circumduction is the movement of the body in circular manner, in which one end of the body region being moved stays relatively stationary while the other describes the circle

Rotation: rotating the body from one side to another side can occur within the vertebral column

Ex: neck and spine

Supination and pronation: Supination and pronation are movements its happened in the upper limbs of the body area, upper limbs held next to body

Pronation: pronation is refers to natural side to side movement of the foot

Actions of the shoulder joint and shoulder girdle:

Shoulder joint Actions:

1.Flexion

2.Extesnion

3.Abbduction

4.Adduction

5. Medial Roatation

Shoulder gridle:

1.Abbduction

2.Adduction

3.Elevation

4. Depression