156 Flashcards
1
Q
elevation
A
lifting a body part superiorly
2
Q
depression
A
moving a body part inferiorly
3
Q
Abduction
A
movement away from the midline
4
Q
adduction
A
movement toward the midline
5
Q
plantar flexion
A
downward movement of the foot
6
Q
inversion
A
turning the sole of the foot medially
7
Q
eversion
A
turning the sole of the foot laterally
8
Q
protraction
A
anterior movement of a body part in the horizontal plane
9
Q
retraction
A
posterior movement of a body part in the horizontal plane
10
Q
depression
A
moving a body part inferiorly
11
Q
opposition
A
movement in the saddle joint so that the thumb touches the tips of the other figures
12
Q
dorisflexion
A
upward movement of the foot
13
Q
rotation
A
turning of a bone around its own long axis
14
Q
pronation
A
turning the hand forward
15
Q
supination
A
turning the hand backwards
