Types of movement in synovial joints

Flexion

Bending a joint

Extension

Straightening of a joint

Adduction

Movement of a body part toward the body's midline.

Abduction

Movement away from the midline of the body

Circumduction

Movement of a limb or extremity so that the distal end describes a circle while the proximal end remains fixed

Rotation

Movement in which something pivots or revolves around a single long axis.

Inversion

Turning the sole of the foot inward

Eversion

Turning the sole of the foot outward

Plantar Flexion

Bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes toward the ground

Dorsiflexion

bending of the foot or the toes upward

Pronation

Turning the palm downward

Supination

Movement that turns the palm up

Elevation

Raising a body part

Depression

Movement of structures of the body, e.g. depression of a shoulder joint lowers the corresponding arm vertically downwards. (opposite of elevation)

Opposition

Movement of the thumb to touch the fingertips