Joint Movements Lesson 4 Students can copy down

Joint Movements Lesson 4 Students can copy down notes or teachers can use the Info Transfer Activity for teaching info on next 4 slides.

Show and tell! �show or tell the class what you have made to help you remember the names of the bones. �Turn to page 37 in your work book and copy the following notes.

Joint Movements Movement Definition Examples Flexion Trunk – Bending Forwards Arm – Bending at the elbow Hip – Raising the thigh towards the trunk Knee – Bending at the knee Bending or decreasing the angle between two body parts ( The movement is towards the agonist muscle)

Movement Definition Examples Extension Straightening or increasing the angle between two body parts ( The movement is towards the antagonist muscle) Trunk – Straightening up Arm – Straightening at the elbow Hip –Moving the leg backwards Knee – Straightening the knee

Movement Abduction Adduction Definition Moving a limb or part of a limb away from the midline of the body (think abduction, getting taken away) Moving a limb or part of a limb towards the midline of the body (think adding to the Examples Moving outwards on a star jump Bring limbs back together in a star jump

Movement Definition Examples Pronation Movement of the hand into a palm down position. Prone is face down. Closing a book Turning a card face down Supination Movement of the hand Holding a bowl of into a palm up position. soup Supine is face up. Turning a page in a book

Movement Definition Examples Dorsi – Flexion Pulling the toes upwards towards the tibia Follow through when kicking a ball Plantar – Flexion Pointing the toes downwards Pushing on the accelerator in a car (planting your foot down) Standing on tip toes Rotation Twisting of a limb around a central point Turning the head Twisting the arm in a full circle

Name these movements 1. 2. 3. 4. _______ of the ankle. _______ of the knee. _______ of the arm. 5. 6. 7. 8. _______ of the wrist. _______ of the foot. _______ of the arm _______ of the wrist.