The movements associated with the skeleton
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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decreasing the angle of a joint | flexion
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increasing the angle of a joint | extension
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moving a joint beyond its normal range or beyond the anatomical position | hyperextension
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bending the ankle so that the toes point upward | dorsiflexion
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bending the ankle so that the toes point downward | plantar flexion
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moving a part anteriorly, along a horizontal plane | protraction
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moving a part posteriorly, along a horizontal plane | retraction
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moving an appendage's distal end away from the midsagittal plane | abduction
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moving an appendage's distal end toward the midsagittal plane | adduction
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moving the foot from the anatomical position (sole downward) to a position in which the sole is facing the midsagittal plane | inversion
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moving the foot from the anatomical position to a position in which the sole faces away from the midsagittal plane | eversion
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moving the distal end of an appendage in a circle, making a cone-shaped sweep | circumduction
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moving a bone on its axis, as if on a pivot or axle | rotation
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rotating the forearm from the anatomical position (palm forward) to reverse it (palm facing the posterior) | pronation
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rotating the forearm from the pronated position back to the anatomical position | supination
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raising a part | elevation
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lowering a part | depression
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