Statistics for movements of joints

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Movement away from midline	abduction	87%
Increasing of Angle / unbending	extension	87%
Decreasing of angle / bending	flexion	87%
Movement towards the midline	adduction	80%
increasing the angle of the ankle so it points inferiorly	Plantarflexion	73%
decreasing the angle of the ankle so it points superiorly	dorsiflexion	67%
rotation of the had so it faces downward	pronation	53%
rotation of the hand so it faces upwards	supination	53%
circular motion without rotation	circumduction	40%
Rotating movement away from the midline	lateral rotation	27%
moving the ankle so the sole of the foot is latteral	eversion	20%
moving the ankle so the sole of the foot is medial	inversion	20%
Rotating movement towards the midline	medial rotation	20%
movement in an inferior direction	depression	13%
movement in a superior direction	elevation	13%