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Dorsiflexion

Bending the ankle so the top of the foot moves towards the shin.

Tibialis anterior dorsiflexes the ankle; resisted dorsiflexion makes its tendon stand out at the front of the ankle.

Related

PlantarflexionFlexion

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Anatomical terms of motion
  2. Wikipedia: List of movements of the human body