skeletal system Flashcards
1
Q
flexion
A
bending a joint
2
Q
extension
A
straightening a joint
3
Q
plantar flexion
A
pointing toes down
4
Q
dorsiflexion
A
bending the foot towards the leg
5
Q
abduction
A
moving away from the bodys midline
6
Q
adduction
A
moving towards the bodys midline
7
Q
inversion
A
turning the sole of the foot inward
8
Q
Eversion
A
turning the sole
of the foot
outward
9
Q
Supination
A
turning the hand
so the palm faces
upward
10
Q
Pronation
A
turning the hand
so the palm faces
downward
11
Q
Protraction
A
moving a body
part forward
12
Q
Retraction
A
drawing a body
part backward
13
Q
Circumduction
A
circular
movement
14
Q
Rotation
A
when a bone “spins”
on its axis
15
Q
Elevation
A
movement of a body part upward
in a frontal plane
16
Q
Depression
A
movement of a body part
downward in a frontal plane