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movements of the body
Question | Answer |
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abduction | a movement that moves the limb laterally away from the midline |
adduction | a movement that brings a limb medially toward the body's midline |
circumduction | a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction |
dorsiflexion | ankle movement such as letting off the car's gas pedal |
extension | a movement that straightens or opens a joint |
flexion | a movement that bends a joint or brings the bones closer together |
lateral flexion | when the head or vertebral column bend laterally to the side |
lateral rotation | a lim at the shoulder or hip turns away from the midline |
medial rotation | a limb at the shoulder or hip turns in toward the midline |
plantar flexion | ankle movement such as stepping on the gas's car pedal |
pronation | a movement when the radius crosses over the ulna |
rotation | a movement of the head and vertebral column along the transverse plane |
supination | a movement bringing the radius and ulna parallel to one another |