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31 Cards in this Set
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Flexion
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decreases the angle of the joint
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Extension
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increases the angle as the body part moves from a flexed to a straightened position
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Hyperextension
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Extending the joint beyond the straight or nutral position
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Abnormal hyperextension
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an unnatural movement for joints such as the elbow or knee resulting in injury or trauma
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flexion of the spine
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bending forward
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extension of the spine
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returning to the straight or neutral position
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Hyperextension of the spine
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backward bending beyond the neutral position
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hyperextended wrist movement
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where the carpal canal or carpal tunnel view of the carpals is visualized
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Acute flexion of the wrist
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special tangential projection for a carpal bridge view of the posterior aspect of the wrist
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Deviation
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"to turn aside" or "to turn away from the standard or course"
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Ulnar deviation
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to turn or bend the hand and wrist from the natural position toward the ulnar side
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radial deviation
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to turn or bend the hand and wrist from the natural position the radial
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Dorsiflexion of foot
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to decrease the angle(flex) between the dorsum(top of foot) and the lower leg, moving foot and toes upward
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Plantar flexion of the foot
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extending the ankle joint
moving foot and toes downward |
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Eversion
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outward stress movement
of the foot at the ankle joint |
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Inversion
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inward stress movement of the foot
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Valgus
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bending of the part outward or away from the midline of the body
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Varus
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"knock-kneed"
bending of a part inward or toward the midline of the body |
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Medial(internal)rotation
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moving the anterior aspect of the part toward the inside, or median, plane.
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Lateral(external)rotation
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rotation of an anterior body part tword the outside, or away from the median plane.
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Abduction
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lateral movement of the arm or leg away from the body
(abdution of the fingers) to spread them apart |
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Adduction
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movement of arm or leg tword the body
(adduction of fingers) to move them together |
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Supination
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rotational movement of the hand into the anatomic position(palm up in supine position of forward)
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Pronation
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rotation of the hand into the opposite of the anatomic position
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Protraction
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movement forward from a normal position
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Retraction
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movement backward or the condition of being drawn back
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Elevation
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lifting,raising, or moving of a part superiorly
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Depression
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letting down,lowering, or moving of a part inferiorly
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Circumduction
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to move around in the form of a circle
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Rotation
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to turn or rotate a body part on its axis
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Tilt
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slanting or tilting movement with respect to the long axis
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