| A | B |
|---|
| Passive ROM | NA moves the pt's joints |
| Active ROM | Pt moves joints independently |
| Ambulate | to walk |
| Flexion | bending a joint |
| Extension | straightening a joint |
| Abduction | moving a body part away from midline |
| Adduction | moving a body toward midline |
| Rotation | twisting or turning of a joint |
| Supination | turning upward |
| Pronation | turning downward |
| Eversion | Rotation of the sole of foot outward |
| Inversion | Rotation of the sole of foot inward |
| Dorsiflexion | Bending of the ankle toward the head |
| Plantar flexion | Flexing of the arch of foot by pointing toes downward |
| Atrophy | Muscle decreases in size |
| Contracture | permanent and painful shortening of a muscle |
| Opposition | touching the thumb to any other finger |
