Flexion, Decreasing the angle between two bones (e.g., bending the elbow or knee)., Extension, Increasing the angle between two bones; straightening a limb., Abduction, Moving a limb away from the midline of the body (e.g., lifting your arm out to the side)., Adduction, Moving a limb toward the midline of the body (e.g., bringing your arm back to your side)., Rotation, Turning a bone around its own longitudinal axis (e.g., turning your head from side to side)., Circumduction, Moving a limb in a circular or cone-shaped motion (e.g., swinging your arm in a big circle)., Pronation, Rotating the forearm so the palm faces downward or backward., Supination, Rotating the forearm so the palm faces upward or forward (like holding a bowl of soup)., Dorsiflexion, Lifting the foot so the toes move toward the shin., Plantar Flexion, Pointing the toes downward (like a ballet dancer or pressing a gas pedal)., Inversion, Turning the sole of the foot inward toward the midline., Elevation, Lifting a body part superiorly (e.g., shrugging your shoulders upward)., Depression, Moving a body part inferiorly (e.g., dropping your shoulders back down)..

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