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Extension Increasing the angle of a joint Flexion Decreasing the angle of a joint Supination Forearm- palms up/forward, Foot- rear foot inverted/forefoot everted Pronation Forearm- plams facing down/back, Foot- rear foot everted/forefoot inverted Abduction Away from the mid-line of the body, appendicular only Adduction Moving towards the mid-line of the body, appendicular only Protraction Moving away from the mid-line of the body, scapula Retraction Moving toward the mid-line of the body, scapula Dorsiflexion Toes up/heels down, foot Plantar Flexion Toes down/heels up, foot Medial Rotation Movement around an axis toward the mid-line Lateral Rotation Movement around an axis away from the mid-line Inversion Soles turn in, toward the mid-line, foot Eversion Soles turn out, away from the mid-line, foot Elevation Scapula moves up Depression Scapula moves down Lateral Flexion Spinal movement, decreasing the angle laterally Upward Rotation Turning around an axis, scapula- glenoid fossa turns up Downward Rotation Turning around an axis, scapula- glenoid fossa turns down