Anatomical Terms of Movement - Flexion - TeachMeAnatomy Protraction describes the anterolateral movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall that allows the shoulder to move anteriorly In practice, this is the movement of ‘reaching out’ to something
Protraction in Anatomy Explained - numberanalytics. com Protraction is defined as the movement of a bone or a body part in the anterior direction, resulting in a forward or protruding position It is the opposite of retraction, which involves the movement of a bone or body part in the posterior direction
Protraction - (Anatomy and Physiology I) - Vocab, Definition . . . Protraction is the movement of a body part in the anterior direction, forward from the normal anatomical position In the context of joints, it often refers to movements such as thrusting the jaw or shoulders forward
What are protraction and retraction movements? - Wispwell Protraction is the forward movement of a body part, while retraction is the backward movement, both being fundamental anatomical actions crucial for biomechanics, posture, and exercise
protraction - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (countable) The act of protracting (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable (anatomy) An anterior movement on the horizontal plane; The forward movement of the tongue or of a limb The act of making a plot on paper