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30 Cards in this Set
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Anatomical Position
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Standing erect, with palms, and feet facing forward. Is the standard reference point in which all positions, movements, and planes are described.
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Anatomical Planes
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Fixed LInes of refrence along the body. Allows one to see three-dimensional perspective by studying from diffrent views.
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Sagittal plane
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Divides body into right and left.
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Midsagital, Median
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Names for the plane dividing the body into equal right and left parts.
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Frontal Plane, Coronal
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Divides body into front and back halves.
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Transverse
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Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower hafts.
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Superior
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Closer to the head or higher.
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Inferior
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Closer to the feet or lower.
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Anterior
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More in front
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Posterior
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More in back
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Medial
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Closer to midline
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Lateral
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Farther away from the midline
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Distal
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Refers to a extremitie being farther away from the root
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Proximal
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Closer to the root of the limb
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Superficial
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Closer to the surface
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Deep
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Closer to the core
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Ventral
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Towards the front or belly
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Dorsal
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Towards the back
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Prone
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Lieing face down
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Supine
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Lying face up
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Unilateral
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Pertaning to one side of the body
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Bilateral
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Pertaning to both sides of the body
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Flexion
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Decreasing the angle between two bones
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Extension
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Increasing angle between two bones
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Adduction
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Moving a body part towards the midline of the body
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Abduction
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Moving a body part away from the midline
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Inversion
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Turning the sole of the foot inward
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Eversion
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Turning the sole of the foot outward
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Dorsiflexion
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Flexing the foot up to the shin
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Plantaflexion
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Pointing the foot downward.
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