For example, the average resting heart rate should remain between 60 to 100 beats per minute, according to the National Institutes of Health. Without negative feedback loops, there would be little regulation of crucial physiological functions.or example, the average resting heart rate should remain between 60 to 100 beats per minute, according to the National Institutes of Health. Without negative feedback loops, there would be little regulation of crucial physiological functions.
Medical Definition of flexion. 1  1: a bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the jointâcompare extension 2. 2  2: a forward raising of the arm or leg by a movement at the shoulder or hip joint.
1. Flexion of the shoulder. -movement that DECREASES the angle of the joint. -usually occurs along the sagittal plane. 2. Extension of the shoulder. -movement that INCREASES the angle of the joint. -usually occurs along the sagittal plane. 1. Flexion of the hip.