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35 Cards in this Set
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Medial |
Toward the midline of the body |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline of the body |
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Superior |
Above, towards the head |
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Inferior |
Below towards the feet |
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Anterior |
In front |
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Posterior |
In back |
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Dorsal |
Top of foot back of hand |
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Plantar |
Bottom of foot |
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Palmar |
Front of hand in anotomical position |
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Dorsiflexion |
Movement bringing top of foot towards shin |
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Plantarflexion |
Movement pointing foot down |
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Inversion |
Turning soles of feet toward each other |
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Eversion |
Turning soles of feet away from each other |
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Pronation |
Walking running on medial aspect of foot turning palm to face back |
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Supination |
Walking running on lateral aspect of foot turning palm forward |
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Proximal |
Nearest point of reference or centre of body |
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Distal |
Most distant from the point of reference or centre of body |
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Superficial |
Towards the external part of the body |
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Deep |
Towards the internal part of the body |
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Abduction |
Movement away from the midline of the body |
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Adduction |
Movement towards the midline of the body |
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Acute injury |
Sudden onset and short duration |
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Chronic injury |
Long on set an a long duration |
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Agonist muscles |
Directly engaged in contraction |
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Antagonist muscles |
Counteract the agonist muscles |
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Hyperextension |
Extension beyond normal ROM |
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Flexion |
Movement decreasing the angles of a joint |
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Extension |
Movement increasing the angle of a joint |
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Sign |
Something that can be seen on an injured athletes |
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Symptom |
Something that that athlete is feeling or experience |
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Tendon |
Connect muscles to bones |
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Ligament |
Connect bones to bones |
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Cartilage |
The smooth surface at the end of the bones that help reduce friction |
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Origin |
The proximal tendon attachment of muscle to bone |
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Insertion |
The distal tendon attachment of muscle to bone |
