Joints

Suture

a form of getting stitches (can be found only in the skull)

gliding:

move wrist left to right

flexian:

decrease an angle by 2 bones (move your leg towards you)

extension

increase an angle by 2 bones (move your leg away from you)

Abduction:

moving a limb away from the body midline (moving your hand out)

Adduction:

moving a limb towards the midline

circumduction

moving a limb or finger to describe a cone (rotating your fingers in a circle

medial

rotating towards the midline

lateral

rotating away from the midline

pronation

radius over ulna, stick arm out, thumb is at the top

supination

radius and ulna are parallel

inversion

sol of the feet turn medial

eversion

sol of the feet turn lateral

dorsiflexion

lifting foot so superior surface approaches shin

planterflexion

pointing toes down inferior to the shin

protraction

the mandible is moving outward, smiling with bottom teeth

petration

the mandible is moving inward