- Motion, the
process of movement, is
described using specific anatomical terms.
Motion includes movement of organs, joints, limbs, and
specific sections...
- (
dorsiflexing) at the MTP joints; and the foot flat on the
ground off to the side is in a
neutral position.
Kneeling with the MTP
joints dorsiflexed (except...
- Nevertheless,
there is an
indirect relationship whereby if the toes are
dorsiflexed, the
plantar fascia tightens via the windl**** mechanism. If a tensile...
- also
dorsiflexes the digits. The
extensor hallucis longus originates medially on the
fibula and is
inserted on the
first digit. It
dorsiflexes the big...
-
During the descent, the hip and knee
joints flex
while the
ankle joint dorsiflexes;
conversely the hip and knee
joints extend and the
ankle joint plantarflexes...
-
shower may help to end the cramp. If the
cramp is in the calf muscle,
dorsiflexing the foot (lifting the toes back
toward the shins) will
stretch the muscle...
-
finding is asterixis. This is the
asynchronous flapping of outstretched,
dorsiflexed hands.
Fetor hepaticus is a
musty breath odor
resulting from increased...
- test, the
patient raises the
rearfoot off the ground, thus p****ively
dorsiflexing the
hallux in
Closed Kinetic Chain. This will
result in an
increase of...
- reflex,
occurs when the
Achilles tendon is
tapped while the foot is
dorsiflexed. It is a type of
stretch reflex that
tests the
function of the gastrocnemius...
- toes. In the non-weight-bearing leg, the
muscle extends the
digits and
dorsiflexes the foot, and in the weight-bearing leg acts
similar to the tibialis...
