Tim Taylor is a senior writer at Innerbody Research focusing on human anatomy and physiology. Tim earned both his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and his Master's degree in Teaching from the University of Pittsburgh.
Supination is the opposite of pronation, both of which are specific movements of the hands or feet. In supination, the muscle causes the limb to rotate toward the outside, for instance so that the palm is facing upward.
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