Precocious Pete watches the lady on the balcony abduct her left arm, adduct and then alternately pronate and supinate her forearm while keeping the ipsilateral hand in the anatomical position. What is she doing?

redsoxfan325

She's flexing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abduction_(kinesiology) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adduction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supination http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronation That's my guess. Sep 28 08, 11:34 PM

queproblema

I would have said she's waving to passersby, but you beat me. Sep 28 08, 11:34 PM

redsoxfan325

I might be wrong. I was just using Google images and Wikipedia. Sep 28 08, 11:37 PM

edmund80

Qp is right! However, Nick got most of the links right. Pronation and supination of the forearm is the twisting motion of that limb towards and away from the body and with the same (ipsilateral) hand kept face up (anatomical position), it produces a waving motion, a "queenly" wave at that. Pete was probably watching the Queen at her balcony waving to the great masses. http://www.physioweb.org/muscular/muscle_names.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronation http://home.comcast.net/~WNOR/terminologyanatposition.htm Sep 28 08, 11:53 PM