With the elbow and wrist extended, painting a circle on a canvas requires ________ of the shoulder.

A) rotation
B) circumduction
C) extension
D) flexion
E) elevation

Circumduction

A movement that combines flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction in such a way that the distal end of the body part moves in a circle.

Rotation

The act of rotating around an axis or center, often referred to in physics and mechanics, or the movement around a joint in anatomy.

Elevation

An increase in height or the angle of something; also used to describe a geographical area's height above sea level.