Anatomy Definitions Club Pilates
Flexion - ANSBending motion that decreases the angle between adjoining bones
Extension - ANSStraightening at the joint so that the angle between the bones is increased
Abduction - ANSMovement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - ANSMovement toward the midline of the body
Lateral Rotation - ANSArms outward...away from midline
Medial Rotation - ANSArms inward...towards midline
Elevation - ANSMovement of shoulders in a superior direction
Depression - ANSMovement of shoulders in an inferior direction
Pronation - ANSTurning the soul of foot downward...out
Supination - ANSMovement that turns the soul of foot in...cup of soup
Plantareflexion - ANSFlexing the feet
Dorsiflexion - ANSBending of the foot or the toes upward.
Eversion - ANSTurning outward
Protrusion - ANSMoving shoulders out
Protraction - ANSMoving shoulders forward
Retraction - ANSMoving a body part backward
Rotation - ANSWhen a body part spins on its axis
Midline - ANSAn imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left
halves.
If someone has a posterior tilt... - ANSTilting too much from the back to the front of their pelvis
Flexion - ANSBending motion that decreases the angle between adjoining bones
Extension - ANSStraightening at the joint so that the angle between the bones is increased
Abduction - ANSMovement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - ANSMovement toward the midline of the body
Lateral Rotation - ANSArms outward...away from midline
Medial Rotation - ANSArms inward...towards midline
Elevation - ANSMovement of shoulders in a superior direction
Depression - ANSMovement of shoulders in an inferior direction
Pronation - ANSTurning the soul of foot downward...out
Supination - ANSMovement that turns the soul of foot in...cup of soup
Plantareflexion - ANSFlexing the feet
Dorsiflexion - ANSBending of the foot or the toes upward.
Eversion - ANSTurning outward
Protrusion - ANSMoving shoulders out
Protraction - ANSMoving shoulders forward
Retraction - ANSMoving a body part backward
Rotation - ANSWhen a body part spins on its axis
Midline - ANSAn imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left
halves.
If someone has a posterior tilt... - ANSTilting too much from the back to the front of their pelvis