movement

• Flexion


  Movement that takes place in a sagittal plane
• Extension


  Straightening the joint and usually takes place in a posterior direction
• Lateral Flexion


  Movement of the trunk in a coronal plane
• Abduction


  Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body in the coronal plane
• Adduction


  Movement of the limb toward the body
• Rotation


  Movement of part of the body along its axis (Medial and Lateral Rotations)
• Pronation of the Forearm

  Medial rotation of the forearm in a way that the palm faces downward
• Supination of the Forearm


  Lateral rotation of the forearm in a way that the palm faces upward
• Circumduction


  Combination in sequence of movements of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction
• Protraction


  To move forward
• Retraction


  To move backward
• Inversion


  Movement of foot so that the sole faces medially
• Eversion


  Movement of foot so that the sole faces laterally
• Anatomy


  The science of studying the structure and function of the human body
• Clinical Anatomy


  The study of macroscopic structure and function of the body as it relates to the practice of medicine and other health sciences
• Basic Anatomy


  The study of the minimal amount of anatomy consistent with the understanding of the overall structure and function of the body
• Anatomic Position


  Person is standing erect, with the upper limbs by the side and the face and palms of the hands directed forward