Internal rotation (or medial rotation) of the shoulder or hip would point the toes or the flexed forearm inwards (towards the midline).Įxternal rotation (or lateral rotation) is the opposite. Adduction of the wrist is called ulnar deviation.

In the case of the fingers or toes, adduction is closing the digits together. Dropping the arms to the sides, or bringing the knees together, are examples of adduction. Raising the arms laterally, to the sides, is an example of abduction.Īdduction - A motion that pulls a structure or part towards the midline of the body, or towards the midline of a limb.

Abduction of the wrist is called radial deviation. Extension of the hip or shoulder moves the limb backward (towards the posterior side of the body).Ībduction - A motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline of the body (or, in the case of fingers and toes, spreading the digits apart, away from the centerline of the hand or foot). When standing up, the knees are extended. In a conventional handshake, the fingers are fully extended. Flexion of the hip or shoulder moves the limb forward (towards the anterior side of the body).Įxtension - The opposite of flexion a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. Bending the elbow, or clenching a hand into a fist, are examples of flexion. General motion Adjusting angle between two partsįlexion - Bending movement that decreases the angle between two parts.

2 Special motions of the hands and feet.

Abduction medical term