Muscle Movements

Turn sole of foot so it faces laterally

• Inversion
• Eversion
• Dorsiflexion
• Plantar flexion

Turn sole of foot so it faces medially

• Plantar flexion
• Dorsiflexion
• Inversion
• Eversion

Moving a limb away from midline

• Pronation
• Abduction
• Adduction
• Flexion

Movement of a limb toward the body midline

• Abduction
• Flexion
• Adduction
• Pronation

Palm of hand turns from anterior to posterior.

• Pronation
• Supination
• Plantar flexion
• Flexion

Moving palm of hand from posterior position to anterior position

• Circumduction
• Rotation
• Supination
• Pronation

extension that is greater than 180 degrees and is beyond anatomical position

• flexion

• extension

• hyperextension

• abduction

lifting the foot closer to your shin (up)

• dorsiflexion

• plantarflexion

• eversion

• inversion

pointing foot toward the ground

• dorsiflexion

• plantarflexion

• inversion

• eversion

The movement shown is a person moving his leg outward. This movement is known as:

• abduction

• adduction

• rotation

• flexion