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  • If you stand on your tiptoes, what movement of the ankle joint is this?
    Plantar flexion
  • When you turn your palm downward, what movement of the forearm is this?
    Pronation
  • Joint actions are described in relation to the _____.
    Anatomical position
  • Opposite to plantar flexion, what movement occurs when you lift your toes towards your shin?
    Dorsiflexion
  • If you tilt your spine to the left or right side, what type of movement is this?
    Lateral flexion
  • If you tilt your foot away from the midline of your body, what movement of the ankle joint occurs?
    Eversion
  • Opposite to adduction, what movement involves tilting the hand towards the thumb side of the forearm?
    Abduction
  • When you arch your back, leaning backward, what movement of the spine are you performing?
    Extension
  • What movement occurs when you make circular motions with your hand?
    Circumduction
  • What is the movement called when you bend your spine forward, bringing your chest closer to your thighs?
    Flexion
  • What term describes the twisting motion of the spine?
    Rotation
  • When you straighten your leg, what movement of the knee joint occurs?
    Extension
  • If you move your arm backward, away from your body, what movement is this?
    Extension
  • Opposite to elevation, what movement occurs when you lower your shoulders away from your ears?
    Depression
  • If you move your leg towards the midline of your body, what movement of the hip joint is this?
    Adduction
  • Opposite to adduction, what movement involves moving the leg away from the midline of the body?
    Abduction
  • If you move your hand away from your forearm, what movement is this?
    Extension
  • When you move your arms away from the midline of your body, what movement of the shoulder girdle is this?
    Abduction
  • What movement occurs when you bend your knee, bringing your heel towards your glutes?
    Flexion
  • Opposite to flexion, what movement straightens the arm?
    Extension
  • When you bring your arm closer to your body from an outstretched position, what movement of the shoulder joint are you performing?
    Adduction
  • When you tilt your foot towards the midline of your body, what movement of the ankle joint is this?
    Inversion
  • If you draw your shoulder blades together, what type of movement is this?
    Adduction
  • If you bring your knee towards your chest, what movement of the hip joint is this?
    Flexion
  • When you bend your wrist, bringing your hand closer to your forearm, what movement of the wrist joint is this?
    Flexion
  • What movement occurs when you rotate your arm inward, bringing your palm closer to your body?
    Medial rotation
  • Movement happens at a ______ where 2 or more _____ meet.
    Joint, Bones
  • What movement occurs when you raise your arm forward, as if pointing to something above you?
    Flexion
  • When you bend your arm, bringing your hand closer to your shoulder, what movement of the elbow joint is this?
    Flexion
  • When you lift your shoulders up toward your ears, what movement of the shoulder girdle are you performing?
    Elevation
  • If you rotate your thigh outward, what movement of the hip joint is this?
    Lateral rotation
  • When you straighten your leg, what movement of the hip joint occurs?
    Extension
  • If you rotate your palm upward, what movement of the forearm occurs?
    Supination
  • If you move your arm in a circular motion, what term describes this movement?
    Circumduction
  • When you tilt your hand towards the pinky side of your forearm, what movement of the wrist joint occurs?
    Adduction
  • If you lift your arm away from your body to the side, what movement is this?
    Abduction
  • When you rotate your thigh inward, what movement of the hip joint occurs?
    Medial rotation