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Synovial Joints
Name the movements of synovial joints
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Movement away from the midline | abduction |
| Circular motion - like winding up a pitch | circumduction |
| toward the midline of the body | adduction |
| toes toward the shin | dorsiflexion |
| turning the sole of the foot away from the midline of the body | eversion |
| straightening out - increasing the angle between two bones | extension |
| movement along a longitudinal axis away from the midline of the body | external rotation |
| Bending - decreasing the angle between to bones | flexion |
| extension beyond 180 degrees | hyperextension |
| movement along a longitudinal axis toward the midline of the body | internal rotation |
| Turning the sole of the foot toward the midline of the body | inversion |
| Touching your thumb to your fingers | opposition |
| pointing your toes like a ballerina | plantar flexion |
| palm down | pronation |
| palm up | supination |