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20 Cards in this Set
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Adbuction
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Moving a body part away from teh midline of the body
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Adduction
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Moving a body part towards the midline of the body
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ambulation
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The act of walking
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Atrophy
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The decrease in size or wasting away of tissue
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Contracture
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The lack of joint mobility caused abnormal shortening of a muscle.
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Decontditioning
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The loss of muscle strength from inactivity
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Dorsiflexion
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Bending the toes and foot up at the ankle
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Extension
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Straightening a body part
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external rotation
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Turning the joint outward
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flexion
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Bending a body part
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Footdrop
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The foot falls down at the ankle; permanent plantar flexion
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Hyperextension
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Excessive straightening of a body part
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internal rotation
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Turning the joint inward
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orthostatic hypotension
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Abnormally low blood pressure when a person stands up
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Plantar flexion
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The foot is bent bending the foot down at the ankle
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Postural hypotension
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Orthostatic hypotension
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pronation
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Turning the joint downward
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rotation
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turning the joint
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supination
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turning joint upward
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syncope
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a brief loss of consciousness, fainting
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