Body Movements
Body Movements
Prefixes
Prefixes
Prefixes
100

movement toward the midline

adduction

100

movement away from the midline

abduction

100

joint

arthr/o

100

my/o

muscle

100

muscul/o

muscle

200

turns the palm down

pronation

200

turns the palm up

supination

200

straight, upright

orth/o

200

head

cephal/o

200
neck

cervic/o

300

decreases the angle of a joint, bending

flexion

300
increases the angle of a joint, straightening

extension

300
arm

brachi/o

300

clavicle (collar bone)

clavicul/o

300
ribs

cost/o

400

moves the sole of the foot inward

inversion

400

turning the sole of the foot outward

eversion

400

carpus (wrist bone)

carp/o

400

rod-shaped (striated) muscle

rhabdomy/o

400

cranium (skull)

crani/o

500

elevated the front of the foot

dorsiflexion

500

flexes the foot or toes downward towards the sole

plantar flexion
500

smooth muscle (visceral)

leiomy/o

500

rod-shaped; striated

rhabd/o

500

fingers, toes

dactyl/o

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