Turning the palm upward is called:

A) pronation.
B) supination.
C) rotation.
D) circumduction.


B) supination.
Turning the palm upward is called supination. Turning the palm downward is
called pronation. Rotation is movement around a central axis. Circumduction is movement in a
circular direction from a central point.

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