eversion - Answer✔✔-specific to feet, elevating lateral side of the foot to expose the sole
(turning sole of foot outward)
plantar flexion - Answer✔✔-specific to the ankle, pushing the top of the foot down or away
dorsifelxion - Answer✔✔-specific to the ankle, pulling the top of the foot up
protraction - Answer✔✔-movement of a structure toward the front - think scapula pushing forward
retraction - Answer✔✔-movement of a structure toward the back - think scapula moving back (standing
up straight)
elevation - Answer✔✔-movement of a structure up or superiorly
depression - Answer✔✔-movement of a structure down or inferiorly
deviation - Answer✔✔-specific to the jaw, occurs when chewing and sometimes talking
nutation - Answer✔✔-specific to sacrum and describes movement upward during anterior pelvic tilt
(pushing butt out)
counter nutation - Answer✔✔-specific to sacrum and describes the movement downward during
posterior pelvic tilt (butt comes in)
coronal plane - Answer✔✔-Divides body front/back
any movements side to side from the midline out
Direction of movement: abduction and adduction
example: side kicks up/dowon
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