Synovial joint movements: define each of the joint movements with the below

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Pronation

Face down

Inversion

Foot movement dictates the soles medially

Eversion

Foot movement that tips the soles laterally

Hyperextension

Further extension of a joint beyond the zero position

Adduction

Movement in the frontal plane back to the midline

Dorsiflexion

Movement in which the toes are elevated

Abduction

Movement of a body part in the frontal plane away from the midline

Plantar flexion

Movement of the foot so the toes point downward

Flexion

Movement that decreases and joint angle, usually in the sagittal plane

Depression

Movement that lowers the body part in the same plane

Circumduction

One end of an appendage remains fairly stationary while the other end makes a circular motion

Gliding

Wave like

Extension

movement that straightens adjoining and generally returns a body part to the zero position

Elevation

The movement the reason the body part vertically in the frontal plane

Supination

anatomical position

Rotation

applies to any bone turning around a fixed axis


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