Which of the Following Movements Would You Associate with Chewing

Question

Which of the following movements would you associate with chewing food?
A) elevation
B) abduction
C) flexion
D) pronation
E) circumduction

Accepted Answer

Elevation is the movement of lifting a body part up, such as shrugging the shoulders. Abduction is moving a limb away from the body. Flexion is bending a joint, and pronation is the rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces downward. Circumduction is a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction, such as when swinging the arm in a circle. Chewing food involves the movement of the mandible (lower jaw) upward and downward, which is known as elevation.