Articular system Flashcards

16300470065	Flexion	Decreases the angle of a joint	0
16300478550	Extension	increases the angle of a joint	1
16300488587	Hyperextension	extension beyond anatomical position	2
16300509494	Dorsiflexion	bending of the foot or the toes upward	3
16300516795	Plantar flexion	bends the foot downward at the ankle	4
16300526014	Abduction	Movement away from the midline of the body	5
16300538123	Adduction	Movement toward the midline of the body	6
16300549703	Circumduction	circular movement of a limb at the far end	7
16300560533	Supination	movement that turns the palm up	8
16300589956	Pronation	palm down	9
16300600035	eversion of foot	turn foot outward	10
16300615897	inversion of foot	Turning the sole of the foot inward	11
16300628878	Protraction	moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground	12
16300643558	Retraction	moving a part backward	13
16300718456	Elevation	raising a body part	14
16300728732	Depression	lowers a part of the body	15