body movement

the movement, generally in the sagittal plane (or in the frontal plane), that decreases an angle at the joint and lessens the distance between the 2 bones (or parts of the body)

• flexion

• extension

• abduction

• adduction

• circumduction

the movement generally in the sagittal plane that increases the angle of a joint and the distance between 2 bones (or parts of the body)

• flexion

• extension

• abduction

• adduction

• circumduction

a movement of a limb away from the midline of the median plane of the body, or the fanning movement of fingers or toes when they are spread apart

• flexion

• extension

• abduction

• adduction

• circumduction

a movement of a limb towards the midline of the body

• flexion

• extension

• abduction

• adduction

• circumduction

the proximal end of the limb remains stationary and the distal ends move in a circle

(a combination of movements one after the other)

• flexion

• extension

• abduction

• adduction

• circumduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

a movement that results in the medial turning of the sole of the foot

• inversion

• eversion

• dorsiflexion

• plantar fexion

a movement that results in the lateral turning of the foot

• inversion

• eversion

• dorsiflexion

• plantar fexion

movement of the ankle joint in which the foot is flexed upward and the distance between the toes and the patella is shortened

• inversion

• eversion

• dorsiflexion

• plantar fexion

a movement of the ankle joint in which the foot is flexed downwards

• inversion

• eversion

• dorsiflexion

• plantar fexion

a movement of the palm of the hand from an anterior or upward-facing position to a posterior or downward-facing position

• pronation

• supination

• radial deviation

• ulnar deviation