When your outstretched arm turns the palm down, this action is known as ________

A) rotation
B) insertion
C) pronation
D) flexion


C
Explanation: A) This is not rotation.
B) Insertion is the site where a tendon joins a bone, not an action.
C) Correct!
D) This is not flexion.

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