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Stack #135962
movements of the body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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