body parts Flashcards
To bend a body part?
Flexion
To straighten a body part?
Extension
Excessive straightening of the body part beyond normal extension?
Hyper-extension
To take body part away from midline?
Abduction
To bring body part back to midline?
Adduction
To bend ankle do toes are pointing towards nose? (upwards)
Dorsiflexion
To bend ankle joint so foot is planted downward away from face?
Plantar flexion
To move body part in a circular motion around its axis
Rotation
To turn palms down?
Pronation
To turn palms up?
Subpination
To touch thumbs to fingertips?
Opposition
To move ball and socket joints in circular motion?
Circumduction
To move ankle joint so sole of foot is inward?
Inversion
moving ankle joint so sole of foot is outward?
Eversion
To moves wrist joint laterally toward thumb side?
Radial Flexion
To move wrist joint laterally toward little finger side?
Ulnar Flexion