Body Movement List

Front 1

Flexion

Back 1

the action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint.

"flexion of the fingers"

Front 2

Extenstion

Back 2

a part that is added to something to prolong it

Front 3

Hyperextension

Back 3

an excessive joint movement in which the angle formed by the bones of a particular joint is opened, or straightened, beyond its normal, healthy, range of motion

Front 4

Abduction

Back 4

the movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part.

Front 5

Adduction

Back 5

Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body. The opposite ofadduction is abduction.

Front 6

Hyperadduction

Back 6

crossing fingers/ankles

Front 7

Hyperadbuction

Back 7

raising arms over head

Front 8

Elevation

Back 8

the upward movement of structures of the body.

Front 9

Depression

Back 9

the downward movement of structures of the body.

Front 10

Protraction

Back 10

the act of moving an anatomical part forward; especially : protrusion of the jaws.

Front 11

Retraction

Back 11

act of retracting : the state of being retracted.

Front 12

Circumduction

Back 12

conical movement of a limb extending from the joint (e.g. shoulder or hip) at which the movement is controlled.

Front 13

Medial Rotation

Back 13

Medial rotation is a rotational movement towards the midline.

Front 14

Lateral Rotation

Back 14

a rotating movement away from the midline.

Front 15

Supination

Back 15

rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward

Front 16

Pronation

Back 16

rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards. 2 : rotation of the medial bones in the foot inward and downward so that in walking the foot tends to come down on its inner margin.

Front 17

Lateral Flexion

Back 17

Movement of head and / or trunk laterally away from midline.

Front 18

Right and Left Rotation

Back 18

is movement in which something, e.g. a bone or a whole limb, pivots or revolves around a single long axis.

Front 19

Lateral Excursion of the Mandible

Back 19

sideward movement of the mandible between the position of closure and the position in which cusps of opposing teeth are in vertical proximity.

Front 20

Medial Excursion of the Mandible

Back 20

sideward movement of the mandible between the position of closure and the position in which cusps of opposing teeth are in vertical proximity.

Front 21

Ulnar Flexion

Back 21

muscle of wrist

Front 22

Radial Flexion

Back 22

muscle of wrist

Front 23

Radial Abduction of the Thumb

Back 23

moving thumb away from index finger

Front 24

Palmar Abduction of the Thumb

Back 24

moves thumb away from hand and points it

Front 25

Opposition of the Thumb

Back 25

moves the thumbs to touch the tips of any fingers

Front 26

Reposition of the Thumb

Back 26

returning the thumb to zero position

Front 27

Abduciton of the fingers

Back 27

moves it to the zero position

Front 28

dorsiflexion

Back 28

backward flexion (bending), as of the hand or foot

Front 29

plantar flexion

Back 29

movement of the foot in which the foot or toes flex downward toward the sole—compare dorsiflexion

Front 30

inversion of the foot

Back 30

is a movement in which the plantar surface (sole) of the foot rotates towards the mid-line of the body

Front 31

eversion of the foot

Back 31

the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane.