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16 Cards in this Set
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Flexion |
Angle decreases at a joint (movement occurs in the sagittal plane)
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Bending your elbow or knee |
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Extension |
Angle increases at a joint (movement occurs in a sagittal plane) |
Lengthening your leg at the knee |
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Abduction |
Arms, legs and fingers move away from the body in the frontal plane |
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Adduction |
Arms, legs and fingers move towards the body in the frontal plane. |
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Circumduction |
A circular or cone shaped movement that can be executed by the shoulder, hip and thumb. Movement passes through all planes. |
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Inversion |
Soles of the feet move toward eachother |
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Eversion |
Soles of feet move outward, away from eachother |
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Pronation |
Open hands move backward or downward in the transverse plane |
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Supination |
Open hands move forward or upward in the transverse plane. |
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Protraction |
Moving forward in the transverse plane |
Shoulders move anteriorly |
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Retraction |
Moving backward in the transverse plane |
Shoulders move posteriorly |
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Depression |
Body lowers in the frontal plane |
Moving from tip toes to flat feet |
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Elevation |
Body raises in the frontal plane |
From flat feet to tiptoes |
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Rotation |
Twisting motion in the transverse plane |
Chair twist or crescent Lunge twist |
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Dorsiflexion |
Toes lifted up while heels are down |
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Plantar flexion |
Toes down while heels lift up. Often executed by ballerinas when they stand on their toes. |
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