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19 Cards in this Set
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The act of bending or decreasing the angle between bones
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Flexion
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The act of increasing the angle between bones
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Extension
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Increasing the angle beyond the anatomical position
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Hyperextension
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Moving the bones or limbs away from the midline of the body
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Abduction
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Moving the bones or limbs towards the midline of the body
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Adduction
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The act of moving a bone around a central axis
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Rotation
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Moving the bone so that the end of the bone desribes a cirlce while the sides of the bone describe a cone
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Circumduction
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Moving the bones of the forearm so the ulna and radius are parrallel
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Supination
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Moving the bones of the forearm so the ulna and radius are not parrallel
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Pronation
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Moving the soul of the foot outward at the ankle
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Eversion
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Moving the soul of the foot inward at the ankle
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Inversion
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Moving a part of te bodyforward on a plane parrallel to the ground
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Protraction
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Moving a part of the body backward on a plane parrallel to the ground.
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Retraction
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To raise part of the body
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Elevation
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Lowering part of the body
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Depression
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Movement that occurs only with the thumb. It is unique to primates
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Opposition
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When the digits return to their normal positions
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Reposition
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Raising the foot up at the ankle joint
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Dorsiflexion
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Pushing the foot down at the ankle
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Plantar Flexion
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