BIOMECHANICS UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Flexion - CORRECT ANSWER - decrease in the
angle between two body
segments
Extension - CORRECT ANSWER - increase
in the angle between two
body segments
Hyperextension - CORRECT ANSWER - the extreme or overextension of a limb or body
part beyond its normal limit
Abduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement away from the midline of the body
Adduction - CORRECT ANSWER - Movement toward the midline of the body
Rotation - CORRECT ANSWER - circular
movement of a body
segment about a long axis
Inward rotation - CORRECT ANSWER - rotation of a limb toward the front of the body
outward rotation - CORRECT ANSWER - rotation of a limb away from the front of the
body