Range of Motion Medical Terminology
Across
- 4. act of rotating arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned downward or backward
- 7. movement of a limb away from the midline of the body
- 8. _____flexion is the movement that bends the foot downward at the ankle
- 11. movement that bends the foot upward at the ankle
- 12. overextension of a limb beyond normal limit
- 13. lowering a body part
- 15. moving forward and out
- 16. tilting of the sole of the foot inwards towards the midline
- 17. decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at a joint
Down
- 1. circular movement at the far end of a limb
- 2. act of rotating arm or leg so that the palm of the hand or sole of the foot is turned forward or upward
- 3. moving backward and in
- 5. raising or lifting of a body part
- 6. movement of a limb towards the midline of the body
- 9. circular movement around an axis
- 10. tilting of the sole of the foot away from the midline
- 14. increasing the angle between two bones by straightening out a limb