joint movement and muscles acting

Cards (41)

  • shoulder flexion, agonist is anterior deltoid, antagonist is posterior deltoid
  • shoulder extension, agonist is posterior deltoid, antagonist is anterior deltoid
  • shoulder abduction, agonist is middle deltoid, antagonist is latissimus dorsi
  • shoulder adduction, agonist is latissimus dorsi, antagonist is middle deltoid
  • shoulder horizontal flexion, agonist is pectorialis major, antagonist is posteroir deltoid
  • shoulder horizontal extension, agonist is posterior deltoid, antagonist is pectoralis major
  • shoulder circumduction, all muscles
  • shoulder medial rotation, agonist is the pectoralis major, antagonist is the teres major
  • shoulder lateral rotation, agonist is teres major, antagonist is pectoralis major
  • elbow flexion, agonist is bicep brachii, antagonist is tricep brachii
  • elbow extension, agonist is tricep brachii, antagonist is bicep brachii
  • hip flexion, agonist is illiopsoas, antagonist is gluteus maximus
  • hip extension, agonist is gluteus maximus, antagonist is illiopsoas
  • hip abduction, agonist is gluteus minimus, antagonist is adductor longus
  • hip adduction, agonist is adductor longus, antagonist is gluteus minimus
  • hip medial rotation, agonist is gluteus medius, antagonist is gluteus maximus
  • hip lateral rotation, agonist is gluteus maximus, antagonist is gluteus medius
  • flexion - decreasing angle
  • extension - increasing angle
  • dosriflexion - raising foot upwards
  • plantarflexion - foot points downwards
  • abduction - moving away from midline of the body
  • adduction - moving closer to midline of the body
  • lateral flexion - body moves side to side
  • horizontal flexion - pulled across body parallel to the floor
  • horizontal extension - pulled back from across the body
  • medial rotation - rotational movement towards midline of the body
  • lateral rotation - rotating movement away from midline of the body
  • pronation - rotation of forearm facing downwards
  • supination - rotation of forearm facing upwards
  • knee flexion, agonist is hamstring, antagonist is quadricep
  • knee extension, agonist is quadricep, antagonist is hamstring
  • ankle plantarflexion, agonist is gastrocnemius, antagonist is tibialis interior
  • ankle dorsiflexion, agonist is tibialis interior, antagonist is gastrocnemius
  • veterbral column lateral flexion, agonist is external obliques, antagonist is internal obliques
  • vertebral column flexion, agonist is rectus abdominus, antagonist is erector spinae
  • vertebral column extension, agonist is erector spinae, antagonist is rectus abdominus
  • wrist flexion, agonist is wrist flexors, antagonist is wrist extensors
  • wrist extension, agonist is wrist extensors, antagonist is wrist flexors
  • radio-ulna pronation, agonist is pronator teres, antagonist is supinator muscles