Movement Terms - Specific Flashcards
1
Q
Circumduction
A
Circular movements of the bone - a combination of flexion/extension and adduction/abduction
2
Q
Supination
A
Turning the palm upward
3
Q
Pronation
A
Turning the palm downward
4
Q
Elevation
A
Movement in a superior direction
5
Q
Depression
A
Movement in an inferior direction
6
Q
Protraction
A
Movement in an anterior direction
7
Q
Retraction
A
Movement in a posterior direction
8
Q
Plantarflexion
A
Point the foot and toes downwards
9
Q
Dorsiflexion
A
Point the foot and toes upward
10
Q
Inversion
A
Turn the sole of foot medially (in)
11
Q
Eversion
A
Turn the sole of the foot laterally (out)
