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| Movement of relatively flat bone surfaces back-and-forth and side to side over one another; little change in the angle between bones. |
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| Increase or decrease in the angle between bones. |
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| Decrease in the angle between articulating bones, usually in the sagittal plane. |
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| Movement of the trunk in the frontal plane. |
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| Increase in the angle between articulating bones, usually in the sagittal plane. |
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| Extension beyond the anatomical position. |
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| Movement of a bone toward the midline, usually in the frontal plane. |
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| Flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction in succession, in which the distal end of a body part moves in a circle. |
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| Movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis, in the limbs, it may be medial (toward midline) or lateral (away from midline). |
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| Superior movement of a body part. |
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| Inferior movement of a body part. |
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| Anterior movement of a body part in the transverse plane. |
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| Posterior movement of a body part in the transverse plane. |
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| Medial movement of the soles so that they face away from each other. |
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| Lateral movement of the soles so that they face away from each other. |
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| Bending the foot in the direction of the dorsum (superior surface). |
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| Bending the foot in the direction of the plantar surface (sole). |
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| Movement of the forearm that turns the palm anteriorly. |
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| Movement of the forearm that turns the palm posteriorly. |
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| Movement of the thumb across the palm to touch fingertips on the same hand. |
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