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Navigating the Body
Movements of the Body
Term | Definition |
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Abduction | a movement that moves a limb laterally way from the midline |
Adduction | a movement that brings a limb medially toward the body's midine |
Circumduction | a combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction |
Dorsiflexion | ankle movement letting off the car's gas pedal |
Extension | a movement that straightens or opens a joint |
Flexion | a movement that bends a joint or brings the bones closer together |
Lateral Flexion | when the head or vertebral column bend laterally to the side |
Lateral Rotation | a limb at the shoulder or hip swings away from the midline |
Medial Rotation | a limb at the shoulder or hip turns in toward the midline |
Plantar Flexion | ankle movement stepping on the car's gas pedal |
Pronation | a movement when the radius crosses over the ulna |
Rotation | when the head or vertebral column bend laterally to the side |
Supination | a movement bringing the radius and ulna parallel to one another |