| A | B |
|---|
| abduction (limb does what?) | brings limb away from midline |
| adduction (limb does what?) | brings limb toward the midline |
| extension (joint does what?) | straighten or open joint |
| flexion (joint does what?) | bends joint |
| flexion (what position?) | fetal position |
| extension (what position?) | anatomical position |
| medial rotation (synonym) | internal rotation |
| medial rotation (what joints? which way limb?) | shoulder & hip joint; limb turns in toward midline |
| lateral rotation (synonym) | external rotation |
| lateral rotation (what joints? which way limb?) | shoulder & hip joint; limb turns away from midline |
| Rotation (what parts?) | axial skeleton (head,ribs,spine), transverse plane,turning head to look to see if car is coming |
| circumduction (joints, movements) | shoulder & hip only, flexion, extension, adduction, abduction |
| lateral flexion (what parts? what movement?) | head or vertebral column bend laterally to the side; axial skeleton (head, ribs, spine) |
| axial skeleton | head, ribs, spine |
| supination (what bones, where?) | radius and ulna are parallel |
| pronation (what bones, where?) | radius crosses over ulna |
| opposition (what joint - just one; what part moves where?) | carpometacarpal joint only; thumb crosses palm toward pinky |
| inversion | elevates medial side; brings sole of foot medially |
| eversion | elevates sole of foot laterally, brings sole of foot laterally |
| plantar flexion | ankle only; points foot; step on gas |
| dorsiflexion | ankle only; flexes foot; release gas pedal |
| protraction (what parts?) | scapula,clavicle, head, jaw; move anteriorly (forward) |
| retraction (what parts?) | scapula, clavicle, head, jaw; move posteriorly (back) |
| elevation (what parts?) | scapula & jaw; movement superiorly (up) |
| depression (what parts?) | scapula & jaw; movement inferiorly (down) |
| deviation | off the normal course; lateral deviation - moving jaw side to side as in chewing or talking |
| protraction (opposite movement) | retraction |
| elevation (opposite movement) | depression |
