Title: Define terms associated with the range of motion.
Course: Nurse Aide (14051) > Section: Unit XI: Basic Restorative Services

Definition should include

- abduction – moving away from the body’s midline
- adduction – moving toward the body’s midline
- extension – straightening the body part
- flexion – bending the body part
- dorsiflexion – bending the body part backward
- pronation – turning the body part downward
- rotation – turning the joint
- supination – turning the body part upward
- contraction – the joint remains in permanently bent position.