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Terms of Movement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| flexion | decrease the angle of a joint |
| extension | increase the angle of a joint |
| dorsiflexion | decrease the angle between foot and leg |
| plantarflexion | standing on the toes |
| abduction | away from the median plane |
| adduction | toward the median plane |
| pronation | palm of the hand faces posterior |
| supination | palm of the hand faces anterior |
| eversion | elevation of the lateral edge of the foot |
| inversion | elevation of the medial edge of the foot |
| circumduction | circular motion of the limbs |
| rotation | movement around an axis |
| medial rotation | turned toward the median plane |
| lateral rotation | turned away from the median plane |
| elevation | to push or pull up (shrugging the shoulders) |
| depression | to push or pull down (lower the mandible) |
| opposition | touching the thumb to the pads of the fingers |