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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Flexion
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Bending a limb at a joint
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Extension
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Straightening a limb at a joint
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Abduction
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Moving a limb away from the midline of the body
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Adduction
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Moving a limb toward the midline of the body
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Pronation
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Turning the forearm so that the palm is down
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Supination
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Turning the forearm so that the palm is up
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Circumduction
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Moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder
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Inversion
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Moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle
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Eversion
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Moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle
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Rotation
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Moving the head around a central axis
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Protraction
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Moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground
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Retraction
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Moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground
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Elevation
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Raising a body part
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Depression
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Lowering a body part
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