Joint Movements

Front

Identify the joint action being performed: Extension, Flexion, Abduction, Adduction

Back

Flexion

Front

Identify the joint action being performed: Extension, Flexion, Abduction, Adduction

Back

Extension

Front

Identify the joint action being performed: Extension, Flexion, Abduction, Adduction

Back

Abduction

Front

Identify the joint action being performed: Extension, Flexion, Abduction, Adduction

Back

Adduction

Front

Identify the joint action being performed: Circumduction, Lateral Rotation, Medial Rotation, Eversion

Back

Circumduction

Front

Identify the joint action being performed: Inversion, Eversion, Plantarflexion, Dorsiflexion

Back

Inversion

Front

Arm Flexion

Back

Front

Supination

Back

Front

Adduction means

Back

Return a limb towards the body

Front

Flexion means to

Back

Decrease the angle of a joint