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| Question | Answer |
| flexion | the angle between bones is decreasing |
| extension | the angle between bones increasing |
| abduction | the movement of a body part away from the body |
| adduction | the movement of a body part towards the midline of the body |
| rotation | a bone turns on its own axis within a joint |
| lateral rotation | rotating away from the midline of the body |
| medial rotation | rotation towards the midline of the body |
| circumduction | when a limb moves is a circular motion |
| pronation | when the forearm is rotated for the palm facing up to the palm facing down |
| supination | when the forwarm is rotated from palm facing down to palm facing up |
| plantarflexion | when toes are pointing dowards and the heels is raised |
| dorsiflexion | when the toes are pointed towards the tibia. Higher than the heel |
| inversion | the sole of the foot is turned inwards |
| eversion | when the sole of the foot is turned outwards |
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