Anatomical Terms of Movement

Movement of hand/foot so that the thumb/big toe moves away from the midline

• inversion

• eversion

• adduction

• abduction

Movement of the arm/leg away from the midline

• adduction

• eversion

• inversion

• abduction

Movement of arm/leg toward the midline

• flexion

• extension

• adduction

• abduction

Movement of the hand/foot so that the thumb/big toe moves toward the midline

• inversion

• eversion

• adduction

• abduction

Movement to bend a joint

• extension

• circumduction

• eversion

• flexion

Movement to straighten a joint

• extension

• flexion

• dorsiflexion

• pronation

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• A man

• Extremities

• Anatomical Position

• Posterior

Arm Flexion

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Arm Extension

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Head Flexion

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