A | B |
Flexion | bending a llimb at the joint |
Extension | straightening a limb at a joint |
Abduction | moving a limb away from body midline |
Adduction | moving a limb towardd the midline of the body |
Pronation | Turning the forearm so palm is down |
Supination | Turning the forearm so palm is up |
Circumduction | moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder |
Inversion | moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle |
Eversion | moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle |
Rotation | moving the head around the central axis |
Protraction | moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground |
Retraction | moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground |
Elevation | raising a body part |
Depression | lowering a body part |