Body Movements
movement toward the midline
adduction
movement away from the midline
abduction
joint
arthr/o
my/o
muscle
muscul/o
muscle
turns the palm down
pronation
turns the palm up
supination
straight, upright
orth/o
head
cephal/o
cervic/o
decreases the angle of a joint, bending
flexion
extension
brachi/o
clavicle (collar bone)
clavicul/o
cost/o
moves the sole of the foot inward
inversion
turning the sole of the foot outward
eversion
carpus (wrist bone)
carp/o
rod-shaped (striated) muscle
rhabdomy/o
cranium (skull)
crani/o
elevated the front of the foot
dorsiflexion
flexes the foot or toes downward towards the sole
smooth muscle (visceral)
leiomy/o
rod-shaped; striated
rhabd/o
fingers, toes
dactyl/o