Which movement is described by wrist flexion when the hand bends toward the palm side?

Which movement is described by wrist flexion when the hand bends toward the palm side?

• A. Wrist extension
• B. Wrist circumduction
• C. Pronation
• D. Wrist flexion

Answer: (D)

Wrist flexion is the movement described. When you bend the wrist so the palm moves toward the forearm, you’re performing palmar (wrist) flexion, which decreases the angle between the forearm and the hand. The opposite action would be wrist extension, where the back of the hand moves toward the forearm. Circumduction is a circular motion that combines several movements, not a single bend toward the palm. Pronation is rotating the forearm so the palm faces downward or inward, which is a rotation, not a bending toward the palm.

Wrist flexion is the movement described. When you bend the wrist so the palm moves toward the forearm, you’re performing palmar (wrist) flexion, which decreases the angle between the forearm and the hand. The opposite action would be wrist extension, where the back of the hand moves toward the forearm. Circumduction is a circular motion that combines several movements, not a single bend toward the palm. Pronation is rotating the forearm so the palm faces downward or inward, which is a rotation, not a bending toward the palm.