Muscle Actions - Vocab Terms

Front

Action that turns foot medially?

Back

Inversion

Front

Action that turns foot laterally?

Back

Eversion

Front

Action moving foot's superior part towards shin?

Back

Dorsiflexion

Front

Action that points toes away from shin?

Back

Plantar flexion

Front

Action that bends a joint, decreasing the angle between bones.

Back

Flexion

Front

Triceps brachii straightens forearm, increasing angle between humerus and ulna.

Back

Extension

Front

Action by shoulder/hip joint where proximal end is stationary and distal end moves in a circle.

Back

Circumduction

Front

Action that moves a bone around its longitudinal axis, like the radius around the ulna during supination or pronation.

Back

Rotation

Front

Action that rotates forearm laterally, palm faces anteriorly.

Back

Supination

Front

Action that rotates forearm medially, palm facing posteriorly.

Back

Pronation