1. UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF BODY MOVEMENTS GRACE KALER Senior Year Physical Education

2. Anatomy- How it is built Physiology- How it works Greek for “cutting up” Greek for “relationship to nature”

3. Extension- Straighten joints so body parts move further away from each other

4. Flex- To bend joints so body parts come closer together

5. Circumduction- Moving a part so that its end follows a circular path

6. Elevate Descend

7. Elevation- Raising a part up Example: sholuder shrug

8. Depression- Lowering a part Example: dropping shoulders

9. Dorsiflexion- Flexing the foot at the ankle toward the shin (foot upward)

10. How to Increase your Dorsiflexion for Running

11. Planter Flexion- Flexing the foot at the ankle towards the sole (foot downward)

13. Hyperextension- Excessive extension of the parts of a joint beyond the normal rage of motion (Usually results in injuries, most commonly in the elbows and knees)

14. A- Hyperextension of elbow B- Hyperextension of the fingers C- Hyperextension of wrist

15. Pronation- Turning the hand so the palm is downward Example: Dropping soup

16. Supination- Turning the hand so the palm is upward Example: holding soup so it does not fall

17. Eversion- Turning the foot so the sole is outward

18. Inversion- Turning the foot so the sole is inward

19. Most common types of sprains of the ankle:

20. QUESTIONS?