types of body movements

flexion

flexion

a movement that decreases the angle and brings bone closer together (bone to bone)

extension

movement that increases the distance between bone (straightening knee or elbow)

rotation

movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis common movement of a ball and socket joint

abduction

moving a limb away from the midline of the body

adduction

movement of the leave towards the body's midline

circumduction

a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction commonly seen in ball and socket joints such as the shoulder

dorsiflexion

up and down movement of the foot at the ankle; lifting the foot so it superior surface approaches the heel (standing on your heels)

plantar flexion

depressing the foot (pointing your toes)

Inversion

when the foots sole turns medially

eversion

when the foots sole turns laterally

supination

when the forearm rotates laterally so the palms face anteriorly and the radius and ulna are parrallel

pronation

when the forearm rotates medially so the palm faces posteriorly.

opposition

the action by which the thumb touches the tips of your other fingers on the same hand