Lateral Flexion, Circumduction, Supination, Pronation, Elevation, Depression, Inversion, Eversion, Plantar Flexion, Dorsiflexion, Protraction, Retraction, Deviation, Opposition

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Lateral flexion

Bending the neck or vertebral column laterally

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Circumduction

Combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction at the shoulder and hip joints

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Supination

Pivoting action of the forearm where the radius and ulna lie parallel to each other

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Pronation

Pivoting action of the forearm where the radius crosses over the ulna

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Elevation

Superior movement of the scapula or jaw

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Depression

Inferior movement of the scapula or jaw

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Inversion

Elevation of the foot's medial side and bringing the sole of the foot medially

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Eversion

Elevation of the foot's lateral side and moving the sole laterally

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Plantar flexion

Pointing the foot into the earth or stepping on a car's gas pedal

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Dorsiflexion

Moving the ankle to let off the gas pedal

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Protraction

Anterior movement of the scapula, clavicle, head, or jaw

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Retraction

Posterior movement of the scapula, clavicle, head, or jaw

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Deviation

Wandering from the usual course, lateral deviation at the mandible

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Opposition

Movement at the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb where the thumbpad crosses the palm toward the little finger