Chapter 6 - joint movements Flashcards by Jordan Lipsett | Brainscape

Q

flexion

A

bending a limb

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extension

A

straightening a flexed limb

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Q

circumduction

A

moving a body part in a circular motion

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Q

abduction

A

moving a body part away from the middle

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Q

adduction

A

moving a body part toward the middle

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Q

protraction

A

moving a body part forward

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retraction

A

moving a body part backward

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rotation

A

moving a body part around a central axis

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Q

dorsiflexion

A

bending a body part backward

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Q

pronation

A

lying prone with palm downward

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supination

A

lying supine with palm upward

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Q

eversion

A

turning outward

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Q

inversion

A

turning inward

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