Movements of the body

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    Kynah

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      • Flexion - bending of the joint/ decreases joint angle
      • Extension - extending joint / increasing joint angle

      • Abduction- body segment moving away from the body
      • adduction - body segment moving towards the body
      • ex. Jumping Jacks

      • Supination- rotating wrist out ( palm facing forward )
      • pronation - rotating wrist in ( palm facing backward)

      • Plantarflexion - Flexing your toes
      • Dorsiflextion - ankle is bent to bring top of the foot closer to the shin

      • Inversion - standing on outer edge of foot
      • Eversion - standing on inner edge of foot

      • External - turn body part out away from midline
      • Internal- Turn body in towards the midline
    • Circumduction - windmill action ( combo of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction )

      • elevation- movement up superior
      • depression - movement down inferior

      • protraction - forward movement (anteriror)
      • retraction - backward movement ( posterior)

      • opposition - close hand
      • reposition- open hand back to anatomical postion
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