movements #18 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
flexion | decrease angle from elements of joints |
extension | increase angles between elements of joints |
hyperextension | go back beyond anatomical position |
adduction | adding towards midline |
abduction | away from midline |
circumduction | turning your arm in a loop |
rotation | can rotate with head and limbs |
pronation | turning wrist and palms back PRO BASKETBALL PLAYERS PRONATE |
supination | the palms facing anteriorly |
inversion | twisting movement of the foot that turns the ankle inward and the medial edge up |
eversion | twisting movement turning foot outward |
dorsiflexion | flexion at the ankle joint where you would dig your heel into the ground |
plantar flexion | extends the ankle joint and elevates the heel as you would tip toe |
opposition | movement of the thumb toward the surface of the palm |
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