movement

• Flexion

  Angle of the joint decreases
• Examples of flexion

  Flexion of elbow = bending the elbow

  Flexion of knee = bending the knee

  Flexion of hip = raising your knee out in front of you

  Flexion of Shoulder = raising your arm in front of you
• Extension

  angle of the joint increases
• Examples of extension

  Extension of elbow = Straighten your elbow

  Extension of knee = Straighten the knee

  Extension of hip = Push heel back behind

  Extension of shoulder = Push arm back behind
• Abduction

  Movement of limb away from midline of body
• Abduction example

  Shoulder = raising arm out to the side

  Hip = Raising leg out to side

  Abduction = take away
• Adduction

  Movement of limb towards midline of the body
• Adduction example

  Shoulder = bringing arm down to side

  Hip = bringing leg down towards opposing leg
• rotation

  Turning limb around axis
• Plantar flexion

  Movement in ankle toes point towards the ground
• Dorsiflexion

  Movement in ankle, toes point upwards
• Circumduction?

  Limb in circular motion
• Circumduction example

  Arm moving whole arm around in a circle

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