Muscle actions

Movement of a limb toward the body midline

• Abduction
• Flexion
• Adduction
• Pronation

Moving a limb away from midline

• Pronation
• Abduction
• Adduction
• Flexion

Flexion...

• Decreases angle of the joint
• Increases angle at the joint
• Moves limb away from midline
• Moves limb toward midline

Turn palm downward

• insertion

• flexion

• inversion

• pronation

Turn palm upward

• flexion

• extention

• rotation

• supination