ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -This pair of actions occurs about a transverse axis through a joint. The movement at a joint which decreases the angle between two adjacent body segments is know as flexion. The opposite action is extension, where the angle between body segments is increased.

Detailed explanation-2: -Flexion – bending. This occurs when the angle between the articulating bones is decreased. For example, by bending the knee and bringing the heel of the foot to the bottom. The angle between the tibia and the femur (at the back of the knee) has decreased, therefore, flexion has taken place at the knee joint.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition of flexion angle (f angle, ): the angle between the femoral median axis (FMA) and the tibial median axis (TMA) (a).

Detailed explanation-4: -Flexion: Flexion movements decrease the angle between two body parts. Extension: Extension movements involve increasing the angle between two or more bones that form a joint, such as straightening the arm or leg. Flexion is considered the opposite movement of extension.

Detailed explanation-5: -Flexion is the medical term for bending an arm or leg. Techically speaking, it’s a physical position that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at a joint. It occurs when muscles contract and move your bones and joints into a bent position.