Anatomy Movement

Front 1

abduction

Back 1

movement of a limb away from the midline, fingers or toes spread apart

Front 2

Adduction

Back 2

movement of a limb toward the midline, fingers or toes together

Front 3

Circumduction

Back 3

combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adductions. The limb as a whole outlines a cone

Front 4

Flexion

Back 4

Decreasing the angle of the joint and reducing the distance between to joints.

Front 5

Extension

Back 5

Increasing the angle of the joint and increasing the distance between 2 joints.

Front 6

Hyperextension

Back 6

If extension proceeds beyond anatomical position

Front 7

Rotation

Back 7

Movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis without later or medial displacement.

Front 8

Medial Rotation

Back 8

Rotation toward the medial plane

Front 9

Lateral Rotation

Back 9

Rotation toward the lateral plane

Front 10

Dorsiflexion

Back 10

A movement of the ankle joint that lifts the foot so that its superior surface approaches the shin.

Front 11

Plantar Flexion

Back 11

A movement of the ankle joint in which the foot is flexed downward as if standing on one’s toes or pointing the toes.

Front 12

Pronation

Back 12

Movement of the palm of the hand from the anterior or upward-facing position to a posterior or downward-facing position.

Front 13

Supination

Back 13

Movement of the palm of the hand from a posterior position to an anterior position (anatomical position)

Front 14

Inversion

Back 14

A movement that turns the sole of the foot medially.

Front 15

Eversion

Back 15

A movement that turns the sole of the foot laterally.

Front 16

Elevation

Back 16

Lifting of a body part superiorly

Front 17

Depression

Back 17

Moving the elevated body part inferiorly

Front 18

Protraction

Back 18

Nonangular anterior movement in a transvers plane

Front 19

Retraction

Back 19

Nonangular posterior movement in a transvers plane