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movements of the body

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abduction   a movement that moves the limb laterally away from the midline  
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adduction   a movement that brings a limb medially toward the body's midline  
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circumduction   a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction  
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dorsiflexion   ankle movement such as letting off the car's gas pedal  
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extension   a movement that straightens or opens a joint  
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flexion   a movement that bends a joint or brings the bones closer together  
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lateral flexion   when the head or vertebral column bend laterally to the side  
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lateral rotation   a lim at the shoulder or hip turns away from the midline  
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medial rotation   a limb at the shoulder or hip turns in toward the midline  
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plantar flexion   ankle movement such as stepping on the gas's car pedal  
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pronation   a movement when the radius crosses over the ulna  
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rotation   a movement of the head and vertebral column along the transverse plane  
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supination   a movement bringing the radius and ulna parallel to one another  
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