define body movements
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body movement body movement, motion of all or part of the body, especially at a joint or joints. Body movements include abduction, adduction, extension, flexion, rotation and circumduction.
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Anatomical Terms of Movement Abduction and Adduction Abduction and adduction are two terms that are used to describe movements towards or away from the midline of the body. Abduction is a movement away from the midline – just as abducting someone is to take them away.
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muscle a bundle of long slender cells (muscle fibers) that have the power to contract and hence to produce movement. Muscles are responsible for locomotion and play an important part in performing vital body functions.They also protect the contents of the abdomen against injury and help support the body.oluntary muscles are those controlled by the conscious part of the brain, and are striated. These are the skeletal muscles that enable the body to move, and there are more than 600 of them in the human body. Their fibers are grouped together in sheaths of muscle cells.
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Movement disorders Movement disorders. Movement disorders are clinical syndromes with either an excess of movement or a paucity of voluntary and involuntary movements, unrelated to weakness or spasticity. Movement disorders are synonymous with basal ganglia or extrapyramidal diseases. Movement disorders are conventionally divided into two major categories- hyperkinetic and hypokinetic. Hyperkinetic movement disorders refer to dyskinesia, or excessive, often repetitive, involuntary movements that intrude upon the normal flow of motor activity.
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Movement - unpredictable or jerky Movement - unpredictable or jerky. Jerky body movement is a condition in which a person makes fast movements that they cannot control and that have no purpose. These movements interrupt the person's normal movement or posture. The medical name of this condition is chorea. This condition can affect one or both sides of the body.
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motion Definition of motion for Students. 1  1 : an act or process of changing place or position : movement We felt the swaying motion of the train. 2  2 : a movement of the body or its parts … the motion of his arms was not unlike the flapping of a pair of wings.
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Clinical Anatomy Terms that Describe Body Movement Some parts of the body move away and come closer: 1  Abduction: Moving away from the midline. 2  Adduction: Moving toward the midline. 3  Protraction: Moving a body part forward, like jutting your chin or sticking out your tongue. 4  Retraction: Pulling backward, like retracting your chin back into its normal position.
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List of Medical Conditions With Involuntary Movement Overview. 1  The body’s movements are generated from an elaborate interaction between brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Most muscle movements are voluntary, although the thoughts or stimuli that generate them are sometimes unconscious. 2  Seizures are one of the most common medical conditions that generate abnormal body movement.
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movement movement. 1  the act, process, or result of moving. 2  a particular manner or style of moving. 3  Usually, movements. actions or activities, as of a person or a body of persons. 4  Military, Naval. a change of position or location of troops or ships. 5  abundance of events or incidents. 6  rapid progress of events. 7  the progress of events, as in a narrative or drama.
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motion 1. (General Physics) the process of continual change in the physical position of an object; movement: linear motion. 2. (Physiology) a movement or action, esp of part of the human body; gesture. 3. (Physiology) a. the capacity for movement. b. a manner of movement, esp walking; gait.
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MOTION jerk-an abrupt spasmodic movement. jerking, jolt, saccade. movement, motility, motion, move-a change of position that does not entail a change of location; the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise; movement is a sign of life; an impatient move of his hand; gastrointestinal motility.
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motion the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement. power of movement, as of a living body. the manner of moving the body in walking; gait. a bodily movement or change of posture; gesture. a proposal formally made to a deliberative assembly: to make a motion to adjourn.
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Anatomical terms of motion Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms. Motion includes movement of organs, joints, limbs, and specific sections of the body. The terminology used, describes this motion according to its direction relative to the anatomical position of the joints.
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Types of Body Movements For the vertebral column, flexion (anterior flexion) is an anterior (forward) bending of the neck or body, while extension involves a posterior-directed motion, such as straightening from a flexed position or bending backward. Lateral flexion is the bending of the neck or body toward the right or left side.
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- What are Functional Movement Disorders. A functional movement disorder means that there is abnormal movement or positioning of part of the body due to the nervous system not working properly (but not due to an underlying neurological disease).
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Arthrokinematics 'Arthrokinematics' refers to the movement of joint surfaces. The angular movement of bones in the human body occurs as a result of a combination of rolls, spins, and slides. A roll is a rotary movement, one bone rolling on another. A spin is a rotary movement, one body spinning on another.
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Movement (music) Movement (music) For a group of composers in the same style, see Composition school. A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession.
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- A tremor is an unintentional and uncontrollable rhythmic movement of one part or one limb of your body. A tremor can occur in any part of the body and at any time. It’s usually the result of a problem in the part of your brain that controls...
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Glossary of dance moves Basic movement is the very basic step that defines the character of a dance. Often it is called just thus: Basic Movement or Basic Step. For some dances it is sufficient to know the basic step performed in different handholds and dance positions to enjoy it socially.
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- Tremor is an unintentional, rhythmic muscle movement involving to-and-fro movements (oscillations) of one or more parts of the body. It is the most common of all involuntary movements and can affect the hands, arms, head, face, voice, trunk, and legs. Most tremors occur in the hands.
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MOTION • MOTION (noun). The noun MOTION has 7 senses: 1. a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. 2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals. 3. a change of position that does not entail a change of location. 4. a state of change.
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- Locomotor movement is when you actually move from one place to another. Locomotor movements are: Non-locomotor movement is moving on the spot without going anywhere. Non-locomotor movements are: 1  Walking.2  Running. 3  Swimming. 4  Flying.he movements that do not move a person from one place to another  are called non locomotor movements.
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Types of Body Movements Medical Definition of FLEXION. 1. : a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint—compare extension 2.. : inflection 3. 4. a: a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint — compare extension 3b b: a forward raising of the arm or leg by a movement at the shoulder or hip joint.
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Motor coordination Motor coordination is the combination of body movements created with the kinematic (such as spatial direction) and kinetic (force) parameters that result in intended actions.
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Abnormal Involuntary Movements A dystonia is a sustained muscle contraction, frequently causing repetitive twisting movements or abnormal postures.It is a dynamic condition that often changes in severity depending on the posture assumed and on voluntary activity of the area of the body involved.
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- A tremor is an unintentional and uncontrollable rhythmic movement of one part or one limb of your body. A tremor can occur in any part of the body and at any time. It’s usually the result of a problem in the part of your brain that controls muscular movement. Tremors are not always serious, but in some cases they may indicate a serious disorder.