Unit 4 Fundamental Anatomical Movements

Movement away from the midline of the body

Movement toward the midline of the body

Moving to a superior position at the scapula

Moving to an inferior position at the scapula

Decreasing the angle between two bones

Increasing the angle between two bones

Moving the top of the foot toward the shin at the ankle joint

Moving the top fo the foot away from the shin at the ankle joing

Internal or external turning about the vertical axis of a bone

Rotating the hand and the wrist medially from the elbow

Rotating the hand and the wrist laterally from the elbow

From a 90 degree abduction arm position, the humerus is flexed toward the midline of the body in the transverse plane

From a 90 degree adduction arm position, the humerus is extended away from the midline of the body in the transverse plan

Combination of flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction in a sequence