Types of Muscle Movements

Standing on tip toe

• Dorsiflexion
• Plantar flexion
• Inversion
• Eversion

Flexion...

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

Extension...

• Increases angle of joint
• Decreases angle of joint
• Standing on tiptoe
• Rotating limb at proximal joint

Moving a limb away from midline

• Pronation
• Abduction
• Adduction
• Flexion

Movement of a limb toward the body midline

• Abduction
• Flexion
• Adduction
• Pronation

Rotating around a central axis point; like turning a key.

• Circumduction

• Flexion

• Rotation

• Supination

Palm of hand turns from palm up to palm down.

• Pronation

• Supination

• Plantar flexion

• Flexion

Moving palm of hand from palm down to palm up

• Circumduction

• Rotation

• Supination

• Pronation

Proximal end of a limb is stationary and distal end moves in a circle.  

• Rotation
• Circumduction
• Adduction
• Abduction

Turn sole of foot so it faces laterally

• Inversion
• Eversion
• Dorsiflexion
• Plantar flexion