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Muscle Movement

AB
Flexiondecrease the angle of a joint
Extensionincrease the angle of a joint
dorsiflexionmoving foot towards shin
plantarflexionmoving foot away from shin
abductionmoving a body part away from midline
adductionmoving a body part towards the midline
circumductionmoving a body part in a circular pattern
supinationturning hand palm up
pronationturning hand palm down
eversionplantar surface lateral
inversionplantar surface medial
protractionmove part forward
retractionmove part backward
hyperextensionextension beyond normal anatomical position
rotationmove a part on axis such as moving head side to side
elevationraise part
depressionlower part


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