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37 Cards in this Set
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Median plane
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divides body into right and left
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Frontal/coronal plane
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at right angles to median plane, divides body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) portions
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Sagittal plane
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parallel with median plane
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Transverse/horizontal plane
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at right angles to both the median and frontal planes; divides body into superior and inferior portions
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Medial
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nearer to median plane
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lateral
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farther from median plane
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anterior (ventral)
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nearer to front
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posterior (dorsal)
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nearer to back
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superior (cranial)
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nearer to head
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inferior (caudal)
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nearer to feet
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supine
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face up
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prone
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face down
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proximal
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nearer to trunk or point of origin
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distal
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farther from trunk or point of origin
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superficial
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nearer to or on surface
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deep
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farther from surface
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ipsilateral
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occurring on the same side of the body
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contralateral
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occurring on the opposite side of the body
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flexion
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bending of a part or decreasing the angle between body parts (along sagittal plane, except for thumb)
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extension
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straightening a part or increasing the angle between body parts (along sagittal plane, except for thumb)
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abduction
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moving away from the median plane of the body in the frontal plane
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adduction
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moving toward the median plane of the body in the frontal plane
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medial rotation
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moving the anterior surface medially, around its long axis
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lateral rotation
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moving the anterior surface laterally, around its long axis
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circumduction
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circular movement of the limbs, or parts of them, combining in sequence the movements of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction
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supination
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lateral rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces anteriorly, as in the anatomical position
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pronation
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medial rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces posteriorly
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inversion
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turning the sole of the foot inward
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eversion
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turning the sole of the foot outward
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opposition of thumb
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motion involving grasping of the thumb and fingers
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lateral flexion of trunk
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movement of trunk left or right along frontal plane
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dorsiflexion
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extension of the entire foot superiorly (taking foot off pedal)
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plantar flexion
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flexion of entire foot inferiorly (pressing down on pedal)
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protrusion
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anterior movement of object (often used for jaw)
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retraction
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posterior movement of object (often used for jaw
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elevation
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movement in a superior direction (shrug shoulders up)
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depression
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movement in inferior direction (shrug shoulders down)
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