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flexion
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decrease in the angle of bone forming joints
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extension
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increase in the angle of bones forming joint
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dorsiflexion
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flexion of the foot at the ankle
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plantar flexion
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extension of the foot at the ankle
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abduction
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movement of bone away from the midline
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adduction
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movement of bone toward the midline
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rotation
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movement of bone around its longitudinal axis
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circumduction
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movement of the distal end of a bone in a circle while the proximal end form the pivot joint
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eversion
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movement of the sole of the foot laterally
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inversion
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movement of the sole of the foot medially
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pronation
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rotation of the forearm when the palm is turned downward or posteriory
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supination
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rotation of the forearm when the palm is turned upward or anteriorly
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protraction
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movement of the mandible posteriorly
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retraction
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movement of the mandible posteriorly
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elevation
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movement of a body part upward
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depression
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movement of a body part downward
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