Which of the following movements would you associate with chewing food?
A) elevation
B) abduction
C) flexion
D) pronation
E) circumduction

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Elevation is the movement of lifting a body part up, such as shrugging the shoulders. Abduction is moving a limb away from the body. Flexion is bending a joint, and pronation is the rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces downward. Circumduction is a combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction, such as when swinging the arm in a circle. Chewing food involves the movement of the mandible (lower jaw) upward and downward, which is known as elevation.

Which of the Following Movements Would You Associate with Chewing