Movement Types

Decreasing the angle between two bonds Example: bending the elbow

Increasing the angle between two bones Example: straightening the knee

Movement away from the midline of the body Example: raising the arms sideways

Movement toward the midline of the body Example: lowering the arms back the the side

Rotation of the forearm so the palm faces downward or backward

Rotation of the forearm so the palm faces upward or forward

Moving a body part forward Example: pushing the jaw outward

Moving a body part backwards Example: pulling the jaw inward

Movement of the thumb to touch the fingertips

Movement of the thumb back to its anatomical position

Turning the sole of the foot inward

Turning the sole of the foot outward

Raising a body part Example: shrugging the shoulders upward

Lowering a body part Example: dropping the shoulders downward

Circular movement of a limb combining flexion extension abduction and adduction

Bone turns around its own axis Example: turning the head side to side

Pointing the toes downward Example: pressing a car pedal

Raising the toes upward towards the shin

Moving a limb across the body in the horizontal plane Example: arm movement in a chest fly exercise

Moving a limb away from the body in the horizontal plane Example: arm movement in a reverse fly exercise