Muscle Movements

flexion

– closing the angle of a joint

extension –

opening the angle at a joint

abduction

– movement away from the midline of the body

adduction –

movement toward the midline of the body

rotation –

turning of a body part on its own axis

circumduction

– circular movement from a central point

pronation –

turning downward

supination

– turning upward

eversion – turning outward

inversion –

turning inward

dorsiflexion –

bending backward

plantar flexion

bending the sole of the foor