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17 Cards in this Set
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Abduction |
Movement away from the midline of the body |
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Adduction |
Movement toward the midline of the body |
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Elevation |
Moving to a superior position at the scapula |
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Depression |
Moving to an inferior position at the scapula |
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Inversion |
Lifting the medial border of the foot (insole) |
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Eversion |
Lifting the lateral border of the foot |
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Rotation |
Internal or external turning about the vertical axis of a bone |
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Pronation |
Rotating the hand and wrist medially from the elbow |
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Supination |
Rotating the hand and wrist laterally from the elbow |
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Horizontal adduction |
From a 90° abduction arm position, the humerus is flexed toward the midline of the body in the transverse plane |
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Horizontal abduction |
From a 90° adduction arm position, the humerus is extended away from the midline of the body in the transverse plane |
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Multiplanar Circumduction |
Combination of flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction in a sequence |
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Flexion |
Decreasing the angle between two bones |
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Extension |
Increasing the angle between two bones |
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Dorsiflexion |
Moving the top of the foot toward the shin at the ankle joint |
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Plantarflexion |
Moving the top of the foot away from the shin at the ankle |
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Hyperextension |
Extension of a limb or part beyond the normal limit |
