IHSC- Movement that can occur at Joints-Skeletal System

Dorsiflexion

Bending the foot upward at the ankle joint, standing on heels

adduction

Movement toward the midline of the body

flexion

Decreases the angle of a joint

abduction

Movement away from the midline of the body

rotation

bone revolves or twists around an axis

depression

downward movement of a body part

eversion

elevating the lateral sole (big toes down)

inversion

elevating the medial sole (pinky toes down)

hyperextension

extension beyond a straight line

extension

increases the angle of a joint

retraction

moving a body part backward

protraction

moving a body part forward

pronation

turning the palm downward

Supination

turning the palm upward

elevation

upward movement of a body part

plantarflexion

Ankle movement pointing the foot downward, standing on the toes

circumduction

movement of the end of a body part in a circle