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15 Cards in this Set
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ABDUCTION |
MOVING A BODY PART AWAY FROM THE MID LINE OF THE BODY |
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ADDUCTION |
MOVING A BODY PART TOWARD TO THE MID LINE OF THE BODY |
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SUPINATION |
INVERSION, TURNING THE PALM UPWARD |
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INVERSION |
TURNING THE BODY PART SO THE FACES MEDIALLY OR INSIDE SUCH TURNING THE ANKLE SO THE SOLE OF THE FOOT FACES THE OPPOSITIVE FOOT |
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EVERSION |
TURNING THE FOOT SO THE SOLE FACES AWAY FROM THE OTHER FOOT |
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PROTACTION |
MOVING FORWARD OR ANTERIORLY AS IN JUTTING OUT THE JAW |
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RETRACTION |
MOVING BACKWARD OR BACK INTO ANATOMIC POSITION |
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ROTATION |
MOVING A BONE ON A LONGITUDINAL AXIS AS IN SHAKING THE HEAD OR MOVING IN A CIRCLE FROM WAIST |
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CIRCUMDUCTION |
MOVING A EXTREMITY IN CIRCLES; THE EXTREMITY DRAWS A CONE WITH THE JOINS AS THE APEX OF THE CONE AS SWINGING ARMS IN CIRCLES |
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PLANTAR FLEXION |
BENDING THE FOOT SO THAT THE TOES ARE POINTED DOWNWARD |
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FLEXION |
DECREASING THE ANGLE BETWEEN TWO BONES OR BENDING A PART ON IT SELF AS IN BENDING THE LEG AND THE HIP |
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EXTENSION |
INCREASING THE ANGLE BETWEEN TWO BONES AS IN STRAIGHTENING THE ARM |
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HYPERTENSION |
INCREASING THE ANGLE OF A EXTREMITY BEYOND NORMAL AS IN BENDING THE HEAD BACK TO LOOK AT THE CELLING OR BENDING THE FINGER BACK |
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DORSIFLEXION |
BENDING A BODY FORWARD AS IN MOVING THE FOOT SO THE TOES ARE PULLED TOWARD THE KNEE AND THUS FACING BACKWARDS |
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PRONATION |
TURNING THE HAND SO THE PALM FACES DOWNWARD OR BACKWARD |