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Muscle movements, types,
and names
Types of body movements
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Every one of our our
600+ skeletal muscles is
attached to bone or to
other connective tissue
structures at no less than
two points
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These points are called
the origin and the
insertion
Origin vs. Insertion
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The origin of a muscle is
the site where it is
attached to immovable or
less movable bone
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The insertion of a muscle
is the site where it is
attached to the movable
bone and therefore,
when the muscle
contracts, the insertion
moves toward the origin.
Types of body movements
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There are 12 body
movements that are the
most common.
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All of these movements
occur because our
muscles are working in
tandem with our skeletal
system.
Flexion
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Flexion is a movement
generally in the sagittal
plane, that decreases the
angle of the joint and
brings 2 bones closer
together
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Flexion is typical of hinge
joints but can also
happen at ball and
socket joints
Extension
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Extension is the opposite
of flexion
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Therefore, it is a
movement that increases
the angle or the distance
between two bones
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If the angle created by
extension is greater than
180 degrees it is called
hyperextension.
Abduction
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Abduction is moving a
limb away from the
midline of the body
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This movement also
refers to the spreading of
fingers or toes
Adduction
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Adduction is the opposite
of abduction so it is the
movement of a limb
toward the body’s
midline.
Rotation
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Rotation is movement of
a bone around its
longitudinal axis.
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Rotation is a common
movement of ball and
socket joints and
describes the movement
of the C1 and C2
vertebrae ( as in shaking
your head “no”)
Circumduction
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Circumduction is a
combination of flexion,
extension, abduction and
adduction that is
common in ball and
socket joints such as the
shoulder
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This can be done when
the proximal end of the
limb is stationary and its
distal end moves in a
circle.
Pronation
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Pronation is the moving
of the palm of the hand
from anterior to a
posterior position
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This action moves the
distal end of the radius
across the ulna
Supination
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Supination is moving the
palm from a posterior
position to an anterior
position
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It is the opposite of
pronation
Inversion and Eversion
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Inversion is the the
turning of the sole of the
foot so that it faces
medially
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Eversion is the turning of
the sole of the foot
laterally
Dorsiflexion and Plantar
Flexion
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Dorsiflexion is the
movement at the ankle
that moves the instep of
the foot up and dorsally
toward the shin
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Plantar flexion
straightens the ankle joint
causing the toes to point
downards