| 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 |