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BIO 117
Skeletal System (Joint Movements)
| Movement | Direction |
|---|---|
| Flexion | Bending the leg at the knee or fingers |
| Extension | Straightening the leg at the knee or fingers |
| Plantar flexion | Toe dancing |
| Dorsiflexion | bending the foot up toward the leg |
| Hyperextension | moving the hand toward the upper surface of the wrist |
| Abduction | Movement away from the midline of the body |
| Adduction | Movement toward the midline of the body |
| Inversion | turning the sole of the foot inward so that it faces the opposite foot |
| Eversion | turning the foot outward |
| Supination | turning the hand so that the palm faces upward |
| Pronation | turning the hand so that the palm faces downward |
| Circumduction | combination of movements as in twirling a hula hoop on the wrist |