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Sit down on a chair with both feet flat on

the floor. Now kick your right leg forward so that it is straight out in front of you,
What movement occurred at the knee?

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When you kick your leg in front of you by using your knee and not the hip that movement is called extension. Every movement that makes a joint move in such a way that the body part moves away from your center is called extension. When we extend the knee joint our quadriceps muscle contract and pulls the shin upwards.

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