Movement Termology Flashcards
To decrease the angle at a joint
Fexion
To increase the angle at a joint
Extension
Rotate a limb outwards around the long axis of the bone
Lateral/external rotation
Rotate a limb inwards around the long axis of the bone
Medial/internal rotation
To increase the angle of a limb away from the body in a frontal plane
Abduction
To decrease the angle of a limb away from the body in a frontal plane
Adduction
To allow a joint to perform movement through all possible axes
Circumduction
To turn the sole of the foot medially
Inversion
To turn the sole of the foot laterally
Eversion
To turn the palm posterior
Pronation
To turn the palm anterior
Supination
To decrease the angle at the joint, moving the limb in the horizontal plane
Horizontal extension
Movement towards the mid line on the same plane
Retraction
Going away from the mid line on the same plane
Protraction
Dorsi flexión
To decrease the angle of the ankle joint