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Skeletal movements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angle between two bones decreases/parts get closer together | Flexion |
| Angle between two bones increases/parts get farther a part | Extension |
| Bending foot toward shin (flexing feet) | Dorsiflexion |
| bending foot toward sole (pointing toes) | Plantar Flextion |
| Extension of joints beyond anatomical position | Hyperextension |
| movement away from the midline | abduction |
| movement towards the midline | adduction |
| movement around a central axis | rotation |
| movement in a circular motion | circumduction |
| turning palm down/back; turning foot outward while dorsiflexing ankle | pronation |
| turning palm up/forward; turning foot inward while plantar flexing | supination |
| turning foot sole outward | eversion |
| turning foot sole inward | inversion |
| moving part backward | retraction |
| moving part forward | protraction |
| raising body part | elevation |
| lowering body part | depression |