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28 Cards in this Set
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Anterior |
toward the front of the body |
ventral |
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Posterior |
toward back of body |
dorsal |
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Inferior |
situated below |
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Superior |
situated above |
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Lateral |
side of body |
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Medial |
midline of body |
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Peripheral |
outer surface of body |
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Prone |
position of the body in which the anterior of the body faces up |
up |
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Supine |
position of the body in which the anterior of the body faces down |
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Ipsilateral |
on the same side |
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Contralateral |
on the opposite side |
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Sagittal |
runs vertically through the midline of the body seperating right and left forward and backward movement |
median plane |
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Coronal Plane |
vertical plane that divides the posterior and anterior side movements |
frontal plane |
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Transverse Plane |
dividing upper and lower body rotational movement |
internal and external rotation |
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Abduction |
movement away from the midline |
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Adduction |
movement toward the midline |
adding to the body |
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Circumduction |
movement in which the distal end of a bone moves in a circle, while the proximal end remains relatively stable |
combining flexion, extension, abduction and adduction |
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Lateral Flexion |
bending the body or hide sideways in the coronal plane |
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Extension |
movement that straightens or increases the angle between the bones or part of the body |
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Flexion |
movement that involves bending |
decreasing joint angle |
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Pronation |
rotating the forearm to turn the palm down to face the floor |
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Supination |
rotating the forearm to turn the palm of the hand up |
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Depression |
movement of an elevated part of the body downward to it's original position |
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Elevation |
movement of a part of the body upwards along the frontal plane |
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Dorsiflexion |
to point the toes upwards |
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Plantarflexion |
to point the toes downward |
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Protraction |
drawing out and lengthening movement forward in the transverse plane |
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Retraction |
drawing back |
movement backward |
