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16 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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joint meaning
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area where 2 or more bones come together
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3 kinds of joints and moveability
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fibrous (nonmoveable), cartilaginous (somewhat moveable), and synovial (very moveable
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suture and syndresmosis are what type of joints
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fibrous
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synchondrosis and symphysis are what type of joints
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cartilaginous
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plane, uniaxial, biaxial and multiaxial are what type of joints
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synovial
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which joints move most freely
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ball and socket
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movement of bending to decrease the angle between 2 bones
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flexion
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movement of unbending to increase the angle between 2 bones
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extension
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moving a body part away from the midline
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abduction
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moving a body part towards the midline
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adduction
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movement of a body part in a circle
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circumduction
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movement of a body part or parts around its axis
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rotation
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lying face up
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supine
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lying face down
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prone
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flexing foot
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dorsiflexion
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pointing the toe
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plantar flexion
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