English For Physiotherapists

Week 8 Anatomical movement

1. Read the statements 1-12. Notice the different ways in which cause and effect are worded.

2. Explain whether the statements 1-12 are true or false. Base your explanations on the knowledge of anatomy and comapre with the answers from artificial intelligence provided under this link:

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PLHd6YBq5_YWZtXenjKZSooOXchptMT028RAdw1LnEM/edit?usp=sharing

3. Write your reaction to each statement in the Movements ROPOT (odpovědník), your whole text should be about 300  words altogether, roughly. Deadline: 14 November.

  1. Flexion of the shoulder occurs as a result of the shoulder flexors contracting, which results in the arm moving       forwards and upwards.                                                                                                
  2. Knee extension occurs due to the quadriceps muscle group contracting.                
  3. Hip abduction results from contraction of the adductor muscle group.                                    
  4. Because the elbow is a hinge joint, there is little rotation that occurs.                      
  5. When the fingers fully flex, the hand moves into a ‘gripping’ position.                     
  6. Since the thoracic spine is quite rigid, very little spinal extension occurs in this region.
  7. Neck side flexion occurs when the chin moves downwards towards the chest.                    
  8. Pronation of the forearm occurs as a result of the action of the forearm extensors.         
  9. When you stand up on your ‘tip toes’, your ankle is moving into plantar flexion.                 
  10. Circumduction can only occur at ball and socket joints, such as the shoulder.                       
  11. Ankle inversion and eversion occur due to contraction of the hamstrings.              
  12. In the ‘drop foot’ condition, the ankle falls into plantar flexion because the ankle dorsiflexors aren’t strong enough to hold the foot up.