UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF BODY MOVEMENTS GRACE KALER Senior Year Physical Education

Anatomy- How it is built Physiology- How it works Greek for “cutting up” Greek for “relationship to nature”

Extension- Straighten joints so body parts move further away from each other

Flex- To bend joints so body parts come closer together

Circumduction- Moving a part so that its end follows a circular path

Elevate Descend

Elevation- Raising a part up Example: sholuder shrug

Depression- Lowering a part Example: dropping shoulders

Dorsiflexion- Flexing the foot at the ankle toward the shin (foot upward)

How to Increase your Dorsiflexion for Running

Planter Flexion- Flexing the foot at the ankle towards the sole (foot downward)

Hyperextension- Excessive extension of the parts of a joint beyond the normal rage of motion (Usually results in injuries, most commonly in the elbows and knees)

A- Hyperextension of elbow B- Hyperextension of the fingers C- Hyperextension of wrist

Pronation- Turning the hand so the palm is downward Example: Dropping soup

Supination- Turning the hand so the palm is upward Example: holding soup so it does not fall

Eversion- Turning the foot so the sole is outward

Inversion- Turning the foot so the sole is inward

Most common types of sprains of the ankle:

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