A&P L#6 Flashcards
Adduction
Movement towards the midline of the body.
Flexion
Decreasing the angle between two body parts.
Extension
Increasing the angle between two body parts.
Rotation (Internal / External)
Turning a body part around its axis; internal rotation brings the limb towards the midline of the body, while external rotation moves it away.
Circumduction
Circular movement of a limb at the joint.
Dorsiflexion:
Bending the foot upward at the ankle.
Plantarflexion
Pointing the foot downward at the ankle.
Pronation
Rotating the forearm and hand so the palm faces downward.
Supination
Rotating the forearm and hand so the palm faces upward.
Opposition
Movement of the thumb to touch the tips of other fingers.
Reposition
Movement of the thumb away from touching the tips of other fingers.
Depression
Movement downward, often of a body part.
Elevation:
Movement upward, often of a body part.
Protraction
Moving a body part forward.
Retraction
Moving a body part backward.
Inversion
Turning the sole of the foot inward.
Eversion
Turning the sole of the foot outward.