The movement opposite of dorsiflexion is which of the following?

• A. Inversion
• B. Supination
• C. Plantarflexion
• D. Eversion

Answer: (C)

Dorsiflexion brings the top of the foot toward the shin by bending the ankle in the sagittal plane. The opposite motion is plantarflexion, where the sole points downward (standing on tiptoes or pressing the gas pedal), increasing the angle between the shin and the top of the foot. Inversion and eversion move the sole inward or outward at the subtalar joint, not along the shin-foot axis, so they aren’t opposite of dorsiflexion. Supination is a combination that includes other movements, not the pure opposite. Plantarflexion best fits as the opposite of dorsiflexion.