Physical Education GCSE

Rotation

What Rotation means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Rotation

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Turning the bone around its own long axis, as when a swimmer turns the whole arm inward.

OCR · 1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Types of movement at hinge joints and ball and socket joints

Topics that use Rotation

1.1.a. The structure and function of the skeletal system - Types of movement at hinge joints and ball and socket joints (OCR GCSE)

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