Which term refers to turning the palm downward?

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Which term refers to turning the palm downward?

Pronation is turning the palm downward by rotating the forearm. As the forearm rotates, the radius crosses over the ulna, so the palm faces toward the floor (or backward, depending on the arm’s position). Its opposite is supination, where the palm faces upward. The other terms describe movements of the foot, not the hand: inversion and eversion refer to turning the sole inward or outward. A simple example is turning your hand so the palm rests face-down on a table—that’s pronation, and returning it to palm-up is supination.

Pronation is turning the palm downward by rotating the forearm. As the forearm rotates, the radius crosses over the ulna, so the palm faces toward the floor (or backward, depending on the arm’s position). Its opposite is supination, where the palm faces upward. The other terms describe movements of the foot, not the hand: inversion and eversion refer to turning the sole inward or outward. A simple example is turning your hand so the palm rests face-down on a table—that’s pronation, and returning it to palm-up is supination.

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