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Synovial Movements
angel's synovial movements
Question | Answer |
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bending the fingers to close the hand | flexion |
straightening the fingers to open the hand | extension |
moving the arm straight out to the side | abduction |
bringing the arm from an outstretched position back to rest beside the body | adduction |
stretching out the arm and drawing a large, imaginary circle in the air | circumduction |
rotating the forearm to turn the palm up and down | rotation |
the act of turning the palm up or forward | supination |
turns the palm down or backward | pronation |
the act of turning the sole inward so it faces the opposite foot | inversion |
turns the sole outward, away from the body | eversion |
the foot is bent upward at the ankle; narrows the angle between the leg and the top of the foot | dorsiflexion |
the toes point downward, flexing the arch of the foot, similar to toe dancing | plantar flexion |