In this abduction and adduction anatomy quiz, you can test your knowledge of these body movement terms that occur at the synovial joints. Healthcare professionals such as nurses use body movement terms to assess patients, document, and communicate with other healthcare professionals.
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Abduction and Adduction Anatomy Quiz
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Abduction and Adduction Anatomy Quiz
1. How are abduction and adduction movements classified in anatomy?
a. They are rotational movements
b. They are angular movements
c. They are gliding movements
d. They are special movements
The answer is b, angular movements. Like flexion and extension, abduction and adduction move in an angular direction at the joints.
2. Abduction does which of the following?
a. It moves the structure toward the body’s midline reference point
b. It moves the structure in a circular motion
c. It moves the structure away from the body’s midline reference point
d. It rotates the structure around its long axis
The answer is c, abduction moves the structure away from the body’s midline reference point. Remember, when you are abducted, you are being taken away.
3. Adduction describes which of the following?
a. It moves the structure toward the body’s midline reference point
b. It moves the structure in a circular motion
c. It moves the structure away from the body’s midline reference point
d. It rotates the structure around its long axis
The answer is a, adduction moves the structure toward the body’s midline reference point. Remember, it “ADDs” it back to toward the midline.
4. Abduction and adduction of the fingers and thumb occur in the same direction.
a. True
b. False
The answer is b, false. Abduction and adduction of the thumb have it moving anteriorly and posteriorly, within the sagittal plane. The fingers, on the other hand, spread apart and come back together within the frontal plane.
5. Most of the movements of abduction and adduction occur within which body plane?
a. An oblique plane
b. A sagittal plane
c. The transverse plane
d. The frontal plane
The answer is d, the frontal plane. When standing in the anatomical position, most of the movements of abduction and adduction occur within the frontal (or coronal) plane. The thumb is an exception, as it moves within the sagittal plane for adduction and abduction.
6. Raising the arms to the side of the body while performing dumbbell lateral raises is an example of what motion?
a. Circumduction
b. Flexion
c. Abduction
d. Adduction
The answer is c, abduction. Raising your arms at the side of the body is an example of abduction, and lowering them down is an example of adduction.
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