You ask your patient to lie upon her back, then to bend her right knee up so that she can place her right heel on her LEFT kneecap (on the patella). You place your hand on the medial side of her RIGHT knee, and push the lateral side of the knee toward the examination table. This maneuver:
A) Externally rotates the hip joint
B) Internally rotates the hip joint
C) Flexes the hip joint
D) Extends the hip joint

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External rotation of the hip is any movement in which the hip joint turns away from the body's midline. Internal hip rotation involves movement of the joint toward the midline. Flexion of the hip is performed by bringing the knee toward the chest. The hip extends when the leg is drawn backward (away from the body's anterior surface).

You Ask Your Patient to Lie Upon Her Back, Then