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Flexion

To Bend

Extension

To straiten or extend

Anterior

Placed before or In front

Posterior

Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure

Medial

At, In, Near the center

Lateral

Position or movement away from or farther from the midline of the body.

Proximal

Situated nearest to point of attachment or origin

Distal

Situated farthest from point of attachment or origin

Pronation

Rotation of the forearm, palms down (radius and ulna cross)

Supination

Rotation of the forearm, palms up (radius and ulna uncross)

Inversion

Turning the ankle so the plantar surface of the foot faces medically (inward)

Eversion

Turning the ankle so the plantar surface of the foot faces laterally. (Outward)

Abduction

Movement away from the midline

Adduction

Movement towards the midline

Protraction

Movement of a structure toward the anterior surface in a horizontal line.

Retraction

Movement back to the anatomical position or posterior to functional ROM

Lateral Flexion

Spinal movement to the left or right (neck and trunk)

Doris Flexion

Movement of the ball of the foot towards the shin

Plantar Flexion

Foot movement towards the plantar surface (ankle extension/ toes pointed down)