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4.2.1 - Joint movements

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Total cards: 14•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Dorsi-flexion

Back (Answer)

Bending or flexing the toes up, closer to the shin

#2
Front (Question)

Plantar-flexion

Back (Answer)

Extending or pointing the toes down, away from the shin

#3
Front (Question)

Flexion

Back (Answer)

Flexion reduces the angle of a joint. Bending action

#4
Front (Question)

Extension

Back (Answer)

Extension increases the angle at a joint. Straightening movement

#5
Front (Question)

Rotation

Back (Answer)

Movement around a fixed point in a single axis

#6
Front (Question)

Circumduction

Back (Answer)

The movement of a limb in a circular action

#7
Front (Question)

Abduction

Back (Answer)

Movement away from the mid-line of the body

#8
Front (Question)

Adduction

Back (Answer)

Movement towards the mid-line of the body

#9
Front (Question)

Pronation

Back (Answer)

think pouring water - foot leaning inward

#10
Front (Question)

Supination

Back (Answer)

think eating soup - foot leaning outward

#11
Front (Question)

Inversion

Back (Answer)

towards the inside of the body (crossed ankles)

#12
Front (Question)

Eversion

Back (Answer)

away from the inside of the body (crossed ankles)

#13
Front (Question)

Elevation

Back (Answer)

ex. shoulders raised upwards, scapula elevated

#14
Front (Question)

Depression

Back (Answer)

ex. shoulders moved downwards, scapula depressed