Angular movements
Coronal plane
Anatomical position, side view
Flexion
forward of the plane
Extension
bringing it back down
1
Flexion and extension
Hyperextension
beyond the anatomical position
2
Hyperextension
Flexion
Extension
Flexion here moves the leg posteriorly
(the figure faces right)
3
The knee is the exception
heel
toes
sole
shin (lower leg)
ankle
Plantar flexion
toes point down, towards the sole (tiptoe)
Dorsiflexion
top of the foot lifts towards the shin
4
Plantar flexion and dorsiflexion
Median plane
Abduction
away from the median plane
Adduction
back towards it
5
Abduction and adduction
line through the middle finger
Abduction
fingers spread apart
Adduction
fingers close together
6
Fingers and toes
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