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Flexion

- Decrease in the angle between articulating bones

Extension

- Increase in the angle between articulating bones


- Often to restore body to anatomical position

Lateral Flexion

-Movement of the trunk sideways to the right or left at the waist

Hyperextension

- Continuation of extension beyond the anatomical position

Abduction

- Movement of a bone away from the midline

Adduction

- Movement of a bone toward the midline

Circumduction

- Movement of the distal end of a body part in a circle

Rotation

- Bone revolves around its own longitudinal axis

Elevation

- Superior movement of a body part

Depression

- Inferior movement of body part

Protraction

- Anterior movement of a body part in transverse plane

Retraction

- Posterior movement of body part in transverse plane

Inversion

- Medial movement of sole

Eversion

- Lateral movement of sole

Dorsiflexion

- Bending foot in direction of dorsum (superior surface)

Plantar flexion

- Bending foot in direction of plantar surface

Supination

- Movement of forearm that turns palm anteriorly

Pronation

- Movement of forearm that turns palm anteriorly

Opposition

- Movement of thumb across palm to touch fingertips on same hand