movements of the body

abduction

a movement that moves the limb laterally away from the midline

adduction

a movement when the radius crosses over the ulna

circumduction

a combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction

dorsiflexion

ankle movement stepping on the gas pedal

extension

a movement that opens or straightens a joint

flexion

a movement that bends a joint or brings the bones closer together

lateral flexion

when the head or the vertebral column bend laterally to the side

lateral rotation

a limb at the shoulder or hip swings away from the midline

medial rotation

a limb at the shoulder or hip turns towards the midline

plantar flexion

a movement letting your foot off the gas pedal

pronation

a movement when the radius crosses over the ulna

rotation

a movement of the head and vertebra column along the transverse plane

supination

a movement bringing the radius and ulna parallel to one another

supination of the forearm

opening a door knob

depression of the scapula

scapula moves down

depression of the mandible

opening mouth

abduction of hip

adduction of arms

flexion of wrist

flexion of thumb

moving thumb to palm

insertion of the foot

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rotation of the spine

twist of the spine

downward rotation of scapula

posterior tilt of pelvis

lateral deviation of mandible

adduction of wrist

extension of fingers

...

anterior tilt of pelvis

extension of the elbow

extension of the wrist

adduction of hip

flexion of knee

extension of the neck

adduction of scapula

lateral flexion of neck

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adduction of fingers

...

flexion of fingers

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lateral tilt of the pelvis

abduction of scapula

lateral rotation of the hip

flexion of the hip

flexion of the elbow

pronation of the forarm

turning door knob to the left

lateral rotation of shoulder

extension of the spine

extension of the hip

flexion of the neck

adbuction of the thumb

dorsiflexion of ankle

medial rotation of shoulder

extension of knee

horizontal adduction of shoulder

abduction of the wrist

eversion of foot

medial rotation of hip

protraction of mandible

opposition of thumb

retraction of mandible

extension of thumb

plantar flexion of ankle

flexion of spine

...

downward rotation of scapula

extension of shoulder

adduction of thumb

flexion of shoulder

horizontal abduction

abduction

a movement that moves the limb laterally away from the midline

adduction

a movement when the radius crosses over the ulna

circumduction

a combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction

dorsiflexion

ankle movement stepping on the gas pedal

extension

a movement that opens or straightens a joint

flexion

a movement that bends a joint or brings the bones closer together

lateral flexion

when the head or the vertebral column bend laterally to the side

lateral rotation

a limb at the shoulder or hip swings away from the midline

medial rotation

a limb at the shoulder or hip turns towards the midline

plantar flexion

a movement letting your foot off the gas pedal

pronation

a movement when the radius crosses over the ulna

rotation

a movement of the head and vertebra column along the transverse plane

supination

a movement bringing the radius and ulna parallel to one another

supination of the forearm

opening a door knob

depression of the scapula

scapula moves down

depression of the mandible

opening mouth

abduction of hip

adduction of arms

flexion of wrist

flexion of thumb

moving thumb to palm

insertion of the foot

...

rotation of the spine

twist of the spine

downward rotation of scapula

posterior tilt of pelvis

lateral deviation of mandible

adduction of wrist

extension of fingers

...

anterior tilt of pelvis

extension of the elbow

extension of the wrist

adduction of hip

flexion of knee

extension of the neck

adduction of scapula

lateral flexion of neck

...

adduction of fingers

...

flexion of fingers

...

lateral tilt of the pelvis

abduction of scapula

lateral rotation of the hip

flexion of the hip

flexion of the elbow

pronation of the forarm

turning door knob to the left

lateral rotation of shoulder

extension of the spine

extension of the hip

flexion of the neck

adbuction of the thumb

dorsiflexion of ankle

medial rotation of shoulder

extension of knee

horizontal adduction of shoulder

abduction of the wrist

eversion of foot

medial rotation of hip

protraction of mandible

opposition of thumb

retraction of mandible

extension of thumb

plantar flexion of ankle

flexion of spine

...

downward rotation of scapula

extension of shoulder

adduction of thumb

flexion of shoulder

horizontal abduction