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movements #18
BIO 180
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| flexion | decrease angle from elements of joints |
| extension | increase angles between elements of joints |
| hyperextension | go back beyond anatomical position |
| adduction | adding towards midline |
| abduction | away from midline |
| circumduction | turning your arm in a loop |
| rotation | can rotate with head and limbs |
| pronation | turning wrist and palms back PRO BASKETBALL PLAYERS PRONATE |
| supination | the palms facing anteriorly |
| inversion | twisting movement of the foot that turns the ankle inward and the medial edge up |
| eversion | twisting movement turning foot outward |
| dorsiflexion | flexion at the ankle joint where you would dig your heel into the ground |
| plantar flexion | extends the ankle joint and elevates the heel as you would tip toe |
| opposition | movement of the thumb toward the surface of the palm |