movements Flashcards
palms down
pronation
palms up
supination
plantar turned in
inversion
plantar turned out
eversion
angle decreases
flexion
angle increases
extension
foot points towards shin
dorsiflexion
foot pointing down
plantarflexion
movement away from midline
abduction
movement into midline
adduction
a combination of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction
circumduction
moves superiorly
elevation
moves inferiorly
depression
moves anteriorly
protraction
moves posteriorly or back to the anatomical position
retraction
turning of the structure
rotation (internal & external)
moving the thumb and little finger together
opposition
mandible moves away from the midline
lateral excursion
mandible moves into the midline
medial excursion
plane that cuts the body into front and back halves
coronal (frontal/lateral) - movements side to side
plane that cuts the body into left and right halves
sagittal - movements forward and back
plane that cuts the body into top and bottom halves
transverse - twisting movements
