3 - joint movement terms Flashcards by Leila Osburn | Brainscape

Q

flexion

A

bending a limb

elbow and knee

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extension

A

straightening a flexed limb

elbow and knee

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circumduction

A

moving a body part in a circular motion

shoulder and hip

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adduction

A

moving a body part TOWARD the middle

shoulder and hip

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abduction

A

moving a body part AWAY from the middle

shoulder and hip

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protraction

A

moving a body part forward

jaw

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retraction

A

moving a body part backward

jaw

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rotation

A

moving a body part around a central axis

C1 vertebrae

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dorsiflexion

A

bending a body part backward

wrist and ankle

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pronation

A

turning the palm downward

wrist

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supination

A

turning the palm upward

wrist

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eversion

A

turning the sole outward

ankle

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inversion

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turning the sole inward

ankle

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