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Body Movements
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07/30/2014

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Term
Flexion
Definition
A decrease in the angle of a joint
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Extension
Definition
An increase in the angle of a joint
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Abduction
Definition
movement away from the midline
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Adduction
Definition
movement toward the midline
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Supination
Definition
turning the palms of the hands upward
Term
Pronation
Definition
turning the palms of the hands downward
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Medial rotation (internal rotation)
Definition
rotating toward the midline
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Lateral Rotation (external rotation)
Definition
Rotating away from the midline
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Elevation
Definition
raising the shoulders upward
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Depression
Definition
lowering the shoulders
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Dorsiflexion
Definition
Pulling the toes upward toward the lower leg
Term
Plantar flexion
Definition
Pointing the toes
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Eversion
Definition
soles of the feet away from the midline
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Inversion
Definition
soles of the feet in toward the midline
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Protraction
Definition
Moving the scapula away from the spine
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Retraction
Definition
Moving the scapula toward the spine
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Circumduction
Definition
Moving a body in a circular motion combining flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction
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