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12 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Flexion |
Decrease in joint angle |
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Extension |
Increase in joint angle |
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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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Prone |
Face down |
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Supine |
Face up |
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Circumduction |
Circular motion |
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Rotation |
Internal (toward the body) and external (away from the body)2 |
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Dorsi flexion |
The top of the foot moves upward |
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Plantar flexion |
The bottom of the foot moves downward |
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Protraction |
The scapula abduction or moves away from the midline of the body |
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Retraction |
The scapula adducts or moves towards the midline of the body , avoid hyperextension or hyperflexion |