Medical Terms Muscle Movement Vocabulary

Horizontal Words

1. downward bend of the ankle (14)
3. movement of the limb away from the midline of the body (9)
5. movement of the limb towards the midline of the body (9)
7. circular movement around an axis (Ex: shoulder joint) (8)
9. decreasing the angle between 2 joints (7)
11. lowering of body part (usually scapula) (10)

Vertical Words

2. Increasing the angle between two joints (9)
4. palm up (10)
6. raising a body part (usually scapula) (9)
8. upward bend of the ankle (12)
10. palm down (9)
12. Circular movement at the far end of a limb (13)