MOVEMENT

EDUCATION
THE JOINT
MOVEMENT
 JOINT MOVEMENT

joint, in anatomy, a structure that separates two or more

adjacent elements of the skeletal system. Depending on the type of
joint, such separated elements may or may not move on one
another. This article discusses the joints of the human body—
particularly their structure but also their ligaments, nerve and
blood supply, and nutrition. Although the discussion focuses on
human joints, its content is applicable to joints of vertebrates in
general and mammals in particular. For information about the
disorders and injuries that commonly affect human joints, see
joint disease.
PRONATION
PRONATION IS THE NATURAL
MOVEMENT OF THE FOOT WHEN IT
ROLLS INWARD. THUS, WHEN
WALKING, THE FOOT TENDS TO
ROLL IN A WAY THAT THE WEIGHT
OF THE BODY IS MORE ON THE
INNER SIDE OF THE FOOT. IT IS THE
NORMAL SIDE-TO-SIDE MOVEMENT
OF THE FOOT WHILE RUNNING OR
WALKING.
SUPINATION

SUPINATION IS THE MOVEMENT IN

WHICH A PERSON TURNS THEIR
HAND, WRIST, AND FOREARM
UPWARD. TURNING YOUR HAND
OVER TO RECEIVE MONEY IS AN
EXAMPLE OF SUPINATION.
PRONATION/
SUPINATION
Pronation describes a rotational
movement of the forearm that
results in the palm facing
posteriorly (when in the anatomic
position). Supination describes the
motion of turning the palm
anteriorly
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