Muscular System

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Supination

Palms face front

Pronation

Palms face back

Rotation

Movement of the bone around its longitudinal axis

Circumduction

Movement where the limb makes a cone

Muscular System

All the muscles, along with the blood vessels and tendons

Contract

When a muscle shortens

Flexion

When the angle between two limbs decreases

Extension

When the angle between two limbs increases

Adduction

Moving a limb toward the body

Abduction

Moving a limb away from the body

Dorsi Flexion

Standing on your heels

Plantar Flexion

Standing on your toes

Inversion

Turning the sole of your foot inwards

Eversion

Turning the sole of your foot outward