Which term describes the movement of the foot where the toes point downward and the heel rises?

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Which term describes the movement of the foot where the toes point downward and the heel rises?

Plantar flexion. This movement occurs at the ankle and is when the foot points its toes downward while the heel rises—like standing on tiptoes. It’s the opposite of dorsiflexion, where the toes move upward toward the shin and the heel lowers. Inversion and eversion describe turning the sole inward or outward, not the up-and-down angle of the foot at the ankle.

Plantar flexion. This movement occurs at the ankle and is when the foot points its toes downward while the heel rises—like standing on tiptoes. It’s the opposite of dorsiflexion, where the toes move upward toward the shin and the heel lowers. Inversion and eversion describe turning the sole inward or outward, not the up-and-down angle of the foot at the ankle.

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