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Range of Motion

Identify the following skeletal muscle movements.

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Flexionbending a limb at a joint
Extensionstraightening a limb at a joint
Abductionmoving a limb away from the body's midline
Adductionmoving a limb toward the midline of the body
Pronationturning the forearm so that the palm is down
Supinationturning the forearm so that the palm is up
Circumductionmoving the arm in a circle at the shoulder
Inversionmoving the sole fo the foot inward at the ankle
Eversionmoving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle
Rotationmoving the head around a central axis
Protractionmoving a body part forward and parallel to the ground
Retractionmoving a body part backward and parallel to the ground
Elevationraising a body part
Depression lowering a body part


Jackie Burchum

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