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Directional terms
Question | Answer |
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abduction | movement away from midline |
adduction | movement toward midline |
flexion | act of bending or being bent |
extension | movement that brings limb into or toward a straight condition |
dorsiflexion | backward bending, as of hand or foot |
plantar flexion | bending sole of foot; pointing toes downward |
eversion | turning outward |
inversion | turning inward |
pronation | to turn downward or backward as with hand or foot |
supination | turning the palm or foot upward |
elevation | to raise body part, as in shrugging shoulders |
depression | downward movement, as in dropping the shoulders |
circumduction | movement in a circular direction from central point; imagine drawing large circle in air |
opposition | moving thumb away from palm; ability to move thumb into contact with other fingers |
rotation | moving around central axis |