flexion (redirected from Flexors)

flexion /flex·ion/ (flek´shun) the act of bending or the condition of being bent.

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flex·ion (flkshn)

n.

1. The act of bending a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors.

2. The condition of being flexed or bent.

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flexion

[flek′shən]

Etymology: L, flectere, to bend

1 a movement allowed by certain joints of the skeleton that decreases the angle between two adjoining bones, such as bending the elbow, which decreases the angle between the humerus and the ulna. Compare extension.

2 a resistance to the descent of the fetus through the birth canal that causes the neck to flex so the chin approaches the chest. Thus the smallest diameter (suboccipitobregmatic) of the vertex presents.

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flexion (flekˑ·shn),

n movement of a limb to decrease the angle of a joint.

Flexion.

flexion, bilateral sacral,

n condition in which the sacrum has rotated around a central transverse axis so that the sacral base moves forward between the bones of the pelvis. Also called
sacral base anterior.

flexion, craniosacral,

n movement characterized by ascending motion of the sphenobasilar symphysis and backward motion of the sacral base.

Flexion, craniosacral.

flexion, sacral,

n anterior movement of the sacral base relative to the hip bones.

flexion, SBS,

n rotation of the occipital and sphenoid bones in opposing directions about parallel transverse axes, thus resulting in superior positioning of the basilar portion of both bones and an increase in the posterior convexity between them. Also called
sphenobasilar synchondrosis (symphysis) flexion.

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flexion (flek´shn),

n the bending of a joint between two skeletal members to decrease the angle between the members; opposite of extension.

flexion-extension reflex,

n See reflex, flexion-extension.

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flexion

the act of bending or the condition of being bent.

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flexion reflex

see flexor reflex.