Special movements
Anatomical position, front view
Elevation
Depression
Open: mandible depressed
Close: elevated
1
Elevation and depression
Protraction
jaw forward
Retraction
jaw back
Seen from above: shoulder blades
front (sternum)
back (spine)
forward and apart (protract) ยท back together (retract)
2
Protraction and retraction
Lateral excursion
Medial excursion
back to the midline
3
Excursion
Opposition
thumb across the palm to the little finger
Reposition
back to the anatomical position
4
Opposition and reposition
thick line = sole of the foot
Inversion
soles turn in, to face each other
Eversion
soles turn out
5
Inversion and eversion
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