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Types Of Movement
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- 1flexionthe angle between bones is decreasing
- 2extensionthe angle between bones increasing
- 3abductionthe movement of a body part away from the body
- 4adductionthe movement of a body part towards the midline of the body
- 5rotationa bone turns on its own axis within a joint
- 6lateral rotationrotating away from the midline of the body
- 7medial rotationrotation towards the midline of the body
- 8circumductionwhen a limb moves is a circular motion
- 9pronationwhen the forearm is rotated for the palm facing up to the palm facing down
- 10supinationwhen the forwarm is rotated from palm facing down to palm facing up
- 11plantarflexionwhen toes are pointing dowards and the heels is raised
- 12dorsiflexionwhen the toes are pointed towards the tibia. Higher than the heel
- 13inversionthe sole of the foot is turned inwards
- 14eversionwhen the sole of the foot is turned outwards
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