Movenents of joints
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Flexion | Bending parts at a joint so that the angle between them decrease and the parts come closer together (bending the lower limb at the knee)
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| Extension | Starightening parts at a joint so that the angle between them increase and the parts mpve farther apart (straightening the lower limb at the knee)
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| Hyperextension | Excess extension of the parts at a joints, beyond the anatomical position (bending the head back beyond the upright position)
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| Dorsiflexion | Bending the foot at the ankle toward the shin (bending the foot upward)
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| Plantar Flexion | Bending the foot at the ankle toward the sole (bending the foot downward)
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| Abduction | Moving a part away from the midline (lifting the upper limb horizontally to form a right angle with the side of the body)
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| Adduction | Moving a part toward the midline (returning the upper limb from the horizontal position to the side of the body)
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| Roation | Moving a part around an axis (twisting the head from side to side). Medial rotation involves movement toward the midline, whereas lateral rotation involves movement in the opposite direction
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| Circumduction | Moving a part sp that its end follows a circular path (moving finger in a circular motion without moving the hand)
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| Supination | Turning the hand so the palm is upward or facing anteriorly (in anatomical position)
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| Pronation | Turning the hand so the palm is downward or facing posteriorly (in anatomical position)
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| Eversion | Turning the foot so the sole faces laterally
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| Inversion | Turning the foot so the sole faces medially
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| Protraction | Moving a part forward (thrusting the chin forward)
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| Retraction | Moving a part backward (pulling the chin backward)
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| Elevation | Raising a part (shrugging the shoulders)
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| Depression | Lowering a part (drooping the shoulders)
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