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Circumduction

Moving a limb or finger so it makes a cone

Flexion

Decreasing angle between two bones

Extension

Increasing angle between two bones

Abduction

Moving a limb away from midline

Adduction

Moving a limb toward midline

Rotation

Turning of bone around a long axis

Plantarflexion

Pointing the toes down

Dorsiflexion

Pointing toes up

Inversion

Turning bottom of foot medially

Eversion

Turning bottom of foot laterally

Supination

Rotating forearm so the palms face anteriorly

Pronation

Rotating forearm so the palms face posteriorly

Skeletal tissue

Voluntary movement


Long striated

Cardiac tissue

Pump blood through body

Smooth tissue

Involuntary movements