The Human Body: Terms of movement
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Description |
| Flexion | Extension | Increasing angle with frontal plane Decreasing angle with frontal plane |
| Abduction | Adduction | Moving away from the sagittal plane Moving toward the sagittal plane |
| Protraction | Retraction | Moving forward along a surface Moving backward along a surface |
| Elevation | Depression | Raising a structure Lowering a structure |
| Medial Rotation | Lateral Rotation | Movement around an axis of a bone |
| Pronation | Supination | Placing palm backwards Placing palm forwards |
| Circumduction | Combined movement of flexion Extension, abduction, adduction Medial and lateral rotation Circumscribe a cone |
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| Opposition | Bringing tips of fingers and thumb together (as in picking something up) |
The following web site does a great job of relating this information: http://home.comcast.net/~wnor/terminologyanatplanes.htm
Tags: Anatomy
