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16 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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decreases the angle of a joint
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flexion
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increases the angle of a joint
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extension
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moves closer to the midline
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adduction
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moves away from the midline
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abduction
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turns the palm down
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pronation
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turns the palm up
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supination
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elevates the foot
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dorsiflexion
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lowers the foot (points the toes)
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plantar flexion
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moves a bone around its longitudinal axis
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rotation
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what makes up musculoskeletal system
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muscles joints bones
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2 bones joined together
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joint
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medical word for joint
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articulations
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does not move-skull
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suture
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movable-hinge/ball & socket
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synovial
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sac of fluid
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bursa
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cartilage in the knee
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meniscus
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