movements that occur at joints

Supination

movement that turns the palm up

extension

Straightening of a joint

Circumduction

circular movement of a limb at the far end

Hyperextension

extension beyond anatomical position

Elevation

raising a body part

Inversion

turning inward

Adduction

movement toward the midline

Retraction

moving a part backward

pronation

turning the palm downward

Eversion

turning the sole of the foot outward

plantar flexion

bends the foot downward at the ankle

Dorisflexion

bends the foot upward at the ankle

Protraction

Moving a part forward

Flexion

bending a joint

Depression

lowering a body part

Abduction

movement away from the midline

Rotation

movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis