folding movement in which there is a decrease in the angle between two bones
The movement of a horse's leg backward due to the use of flexor tendon.
the act of bending a limb or structure.
Bending in contrast to extending, as in leg flexions.
Characteristic of a supple and collected horse, there are two types of flexion. 1. vertical or longitudinal, which is often mistakenly associated with "headset," when in reality it is an engagement of the entire body. abdomen, hindquarters, back, neck, and head 2. lateral, which is side-to-side arcing or bending characteristic of circular work.
Decreasing the angle between articulating bones. For example, "Plantar Flexion" is the bending of the toes (or fingers) downwards towards the sole (or palm).
(Bending) The opposite of extension or straightening.
Bending the hip by moving the leg forwards.
A movement that reduces the angle between two articulating bones; the opposite of extension.
flexing of urostyle dorsally concurrent with development of hypural bones and other caudal-supporting structures
bending; the movement that decreases the angle between bones.
Movement that brings two body parts closer together (bending).
the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
act of binding or condition of being bent decreasing the angle between the bones forming a joint.
Movement of the muscles around a joint to pull a body part toward its front or center; bending.
Movement about a joint in which the bones on either side of the joint are brought closer together, decreasing the angle of the bones forming a joint. Flexion is the opposite of extension. (e.g. bending the elbow or a biceps curl).
bending the limb with muscles.
the process of establishing lateral bend.
Articulation of a joint so that the angle between the bones is decreased. Lateral and longitudinal flexion are commonly refered to as flexion "at the poll".
Moving a joint in the direction to bring it closer to the body. Example: "hand to mouth" movement.
A movement at a joint resulting in approximation of two ventral surfaces (as opposed to extension)
To bend. Flexion in the context of a knee joint describes the motion of the knee when the knee bends. In the context of the hip joint, flexion is the movement of the hip when the knee moves up toward the chest.
Movement of a joint which results in the bending of the joint.
The act of bending from a large angle to a lesser angle
The process of bending or the state of being bent. Flexion of the fingers results in a clenched fist.
when the horse yields to the bit through the jaw, with the head bent in the correct position through the poll. There should be no tension or resistance
Movement resulting in the reduction of a joint angle.
A motion that causes a muscle to shorten. (Generally a bending motion.)
The bending of a joint whereby the angle between adjacent bones usually decreases.
the bending of a joint so that the bones are brought towards each other.
A bending movement around a joint in a limb that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint.
Bending a joint during a warm up excersise or swimming stroke.
Decreasing the angle between two points
the forward bending posture is called flexion.
Movement in which the two ends of a jointed body part move closer to each other, as in bending the arm at the elbow.
Bending the joint resulting in a decrease of angle
Movement which brings body or limbs into a bent position. Inward movements of body parts toward the center of the body (bending).
limb movement, bending a joint.
Bending in contrast to extending, as in leg flexion's.
Bending a limb at a joint.
Anterior exercises or trunk movements performed in the sagittal plane around a transverse axis.
the bending of a joint; the opposite of extension
The act of moving the hip (and residual limb) forward or to the front of the body.
A bending or folding movement in which the angle of a joint decreases.
Movement about a joint in which bones on either side of the joint are brought closer together, decreasing the angle of the joint. Any movement of a joint, which brings connected body parts closer together. Opposite of Extension.
To bend to the side, forward, or backward.
a movement allowed by certain joints of the skeleton that decrease the angle between two adjoining bones.
Bending upward of the notochord tip as part of the process of caudal-fin formation.
Motion of bending a joint as achieved by a flexor muscle.
Bending a joint. [Click Here To Return To List
In anatomy, flexion is a position that is made possible by the joint angle decreasing. The skeletal (bones, cartilage, and ligaments) and muscular (muscles and tendons) systems work together to move the joint into a "flexed" position. For example the elbow is flexed when the hand is brought closer to the shoulder.
