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Body Nav: Movements
Body Navigation: Movements
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Movements | refers to joints |
| Extension | straightens or opens {lightbulb, look up} [sagittal] |
| Hyperextension | straightens or opens beyond normal range of motion [sagittal] |
| Flexion | bends, brings bones closer {bend over, bow head} [sagittal] |
| Adduction | (appendages) brings limb medial {add to body} [frontal] |
| Abduction | (appendages) laterally away from midline {abduct, carry away} [frontal] |
| Medial (Internal) Rotation | (shoulder & hip) limb turns twd midline |
| Lateral (external) Rotation | (shoulder & hip) limb turns away from midline |
| Rotation | (axial skeleton: head & verteral column) [transverse] |
| Circumduction | (shoulder & hip) cone-shaped movement (flex, ext, add, abd) |
| Lateral Flexion | (axial skeleton) head or vertebral col. bend laterally {PU briefcase, talk on phone} |
| Supination | (forearm & feet) pivot - radius & ulna parallel {carry soup} |
| Pronation | (forearm & feet) pivot - radius crosses over ulna - turns palm down {prone to spill} |
| Opposition | (thumb: carpometacarpal) - thumbpad points to pinky |
| Inversion | (feet) elevates medial side, medial sole {turn in} |
| Eversion | (feet) elevates lateral side, moves sole laterally {turn out} |
| Plantar Flexion | (ankle) point foot to earth {pressing gas pedal} |
| Dorsiflexion | (ankle) point toes to sky {let off gas pedal} |
| Protraction | (clavicle, head, & jaw) movement anteriorly {protrude} |
| Retraction | (clavicle, head, & jaw) movement posteriorly {retreat} |
| Elevation | (scapula & jaw) movement superiorly {shrug or close mouth} |
| Depression | (scapula & jaw) movement inferiorly {parralell bars, open mouth} |
| Deviation | to wander from the usual course |