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Joints
Joint movements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Flexion | Bending a limb |
| Extension | Straightening a flexed limb |
| Circumduction | Moving a body part in a circular motion |
| ABduction | Moving a body part away from the middle |
| ADduction | Moving a body part towards the middle. |
| Protraction | moving a body part forwards |
| Retraction | Moving a body part backwards |
| Rotation | Moving a body part around a central axis |
| Dorsiflexion | Bending a body part backwards |
| Pronation | Lying prone(face down)also turning the palm downward |
| Supination | Lying supine(face up)also turning the palm or foot upward |
| Eversion | Turning outward |
| Inversion | Turning inward |