Which action describes turning the hand so the palm faces upward?

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

Answer: (D)

Turning the hand so the palm faces upward is supination. In the standard anatomical position, the palm faces forward; rotating the forearm so the palm moves to face upward brings the radius into a supinated position. The opposite movement, pronation, turns the palm downward. Inversion and eversion refer to the foot’s sole turning inward or outward, not to the hand, so they don’t describe turning the palm. A simple memory cue: you supinate when you hold your palm up to receive something.