Dorsiflexion is defined as which movement?

• A. Pointing the toes down
• B. Pointing the toes up
• C. Bending the knee
• D. Turning the palm inward

Answer: (B)

Dorsiflexion is the ankle movement that brings the top of the foot toward the shin, effectively lifting the toes upward. That makes moving the toes up the correct description. Pointing the toes down describes plantarflexion, the opposite movement. Bending the knee is a knee joint action, not at the ankle, and turning the palm inward is forearm rotation, unrelated to dorsiflexion. In training, good dorsiflexion helps with movements like squats and stepping, where the shin needs to move over the foot smoothly.