Kinesiology

Flexion

Decreasing the angle between two body segments

Extension

Increasing the angle between segments

Dorsiflexion

Toe moves towards shin

Plantar flexion

Toes point downwards

Abduction

Movement away from midline

Adduction

Movement towards midline

Inversion

Sole turns inwards

Eversion

Sole turns outwards

Radial Deviation

Wrist moves towards thumb sie

Ulnar deviation

Wrist moves toward little-finger side

Inward rotation

rotation toward midline

External rotation

rotation away from midline

horizontal abduction

arm moves horizontally away from midline

horizontal adduction

arm moves horizontally toward midline

Circumduction

movement combination of all

Pronation

Palm turns downward

Supination

Palm turns upward

Fibrous Joint

No movement

Cartilaginous

Slight movement

Synovial

Lots of movement

Dorsiflexion Muscles

Tibialis anterior

Plantar flexion

gastrocnemius, soleus

Knee extension

Rectus femoris, vastus longus, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius

Knee flexion

biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus

Hip flexion

iliopsoas, rectus femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus

Hip extension

Gluteus maximus, hamstrings

inversion

tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior

eversion

peroneus longus, peroneus brevis, perones tertius

internal rotation

semitendinosus, semimembranosus

external rotation

biceps femoris

Hip abduction

gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, TFL

Hip adduction

adductor longus, brevis, magnus

internal rotation

gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, TFL

External rotation

gluteus maximus

Elevation

upper traps, levator scapulae, rhomboids

depression

lower traps, pec minor

abduction of scapula

serratus anterior, pec minor

adduction of scapula

middle traps, rhomboids

upward rotation

upper and lower traps, serratus anterior

downward rotation

rhomboids, levator scapulae, pec minor

glenohumoral flexion

anterior delt, pec major, biceps brachii

glenohumoral extension

lat dorsi, teres major, posterior deltoid, biceps brachii

glenohumoral abduction

supraspinatus, middle deltoid fibres

adduction (arm)

lat dorsi, teres major, pec major

glenohumoral internal rotation

subscapularis, pec major, lat dorsi, teres major

glenohumoral external rotation

infraspinatus, teres minor

horizointal adduction

pec major, anterior delt

horizontal abduction

posterior delt, lat dorsi

elbow flexion

biceps brachii, brachialis, brachioradialis

elbow extension

triceps brachii, anconeus

supination

biceps brachii, supinatorpr

pronation

pronator teres, pronator quadratus

Wrist flexion

flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi unlaris, palmaris longus, flexor digitorim profundus, flexor digitorum superficialis

wrist extension

extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi radialis brevis

radial deviation

flexor carpi radialis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extrensor carpi radialis brevis

ulnar deviation

flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi ulnaris