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Med Term Mod15
Actions of Skeletal Muscles
Question | Answer |
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flexion | decreasing the angle between 2 bones; bending a limb |
extension | increasing angle between 2 bones straightening out a limb |
abduction | movement away from the midline of the body |
adduction | movement towards the midline of the body |
rotation | circular movement around an axis |
internal rotation | circular movement around an axis toward the midline |
external rotation | circular movement around an axis away from the midline |
dorsiflexion | decreasing the angle of the ankle so that the foot bends backward (upward) |
plantar flexion | motion that extends the foot downward toward the ground |
supination | as applied to the hand & forearm, act of turning the palm forward, or up |
pronation | as applied to the hand & forearm, act of turning the palm backward, or down |