Which term would you use to describe turning the palm downward from a neutral position?

Which term would you use to describe turning the palm downward from a neutral position?

• A. Flexion
• B. Eversion
• C. Pronation
• D. Supination

Answer: (C)

Turning the palm downward from a neutral position is pronation. In the standard anatomical position, the palms face forward; pronation rotates the forearm so the palm moves toward the floor, with the radius crossing over the ulna. This movement is produced by the forearm pronator muscles. Flexion would be bending a joint (like at the elbow). Supination is the opposite rotation, turning the palm upward or forward again, as when you hold a bowl of soup. Eversion refers to tilting the foot's sole outward, not the hand.

Turning the palm downward from a neutral position is pronation. In the standard anatomical position, the palms face forward; pronation rotates the forearm so the palm moves toward the floor, with the radius crossing over the ulna. This movement is produced by the forearm pronator muscles. Flexion would be bending a joint (like at the elbow). Supination is the opposite rotation, turning the palm upward or forward again, as when you hold a bowl of soup. Eversion refers to tilting the foot's sole outward, not the hand.