Movements and Anatomy Muscles II

Situated above

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Superior

• Inferior

Pertaining to the middle or center

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Medial

• Inferior

Before, or in front of

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Superior

• Inferior

Rotation away from the midline of the body

• Lateral

• Medial

• Proximal

• Distal

Movement that happens only at the carpometacarpal joint; it occurs when the thumbpad crosses the palm toward the pinkie finger

• Opposition

• Reposition

• Flexion

• Extension

Movement that straightens or opens a joint

• Flexion

• Extension

• Abduction

• Adduction

Movement that pertains only to the axial skeleton, specifically the head and vertebral column

• Flexion

• Extension

• Rotation

• Circumduction

Movement that brings a limb medially toward the body’s midline

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Circumduction

• Extension

Movement that occurs when the radius crosses over the ulna

• Pronation

• Supination

• Flexion

• Extension

Movement that bends a joint or brings the bones closer together

• Extension

• Flexion

• Rotation

• Abduction