Medical Terminology / Unit 6 MedTerm 0352 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Extension
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The idea
Extension is a movement increasing the angle at a joint.
In practice
Straightening the elbow is extension.
Where people slip
Flexion and extension are opposites and describe one joint at a time.
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