Body Movements

 (Links to Section 9.5)

Types of Body Movements

Flextion and Extension

Abduction and Adduction

Circumduction

Rotation (medial, lateral)

Pronation and supination

Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion

Inversion and eversion

Retraction and protraction

Elevation and depression

Opposition and reposition

Link to (Figures 9.12 and 9.13)

Movements of the Joints

(Link to Table 9.1)