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32 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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coronal (frontal) plane
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vertical division of the body into anterior and posterior sections
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sagittal plane
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vertical division of the body into right and left sections
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transverse plane
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horizontal division of the body into upper and lower sections
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anterior (A)
ventral |
front of body
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posterior (P)
dorsal |
back of body
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anterior-posterior (AP)
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from front to back
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posterior-anterior (PA)
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from back to front
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superior
cephalic |
situated above another structure, toward the head
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inferior
caudal |
situated below another structure, away from the head
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proximal
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toward the beginning or origin of a structure
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distal
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away from the beginning or origin of a structure
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medial
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toward the middle (midline)
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lateral
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toward the side
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axis
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line that runs thru the center of the body or a body part
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erect
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normal standing position
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decubitus
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lying down, especially in bed
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prone
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lying face down and flat
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recumbent
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lying down
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supine
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horizontal recumbent; lying flat on back - "on the spine"
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flexion
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bending at the joint so that the angle between the bones is decreased
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extension
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strainghtening at the joint so that the angle between the bones is increased
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abduction
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movement away from the body
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adduction
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movement toward the body
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rotation
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circular movement around an axis
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eversion
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turning outward, i.e. of a foot
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inversion
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turning inward, i.e. of a foot
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supination
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turning upward or forward of the palmar or plantar surface
Hint: hand holding a cup of "soup" |
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pronation
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turning downward or backward of the palmar or plantar surface
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dorsiflexion
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bending of the foot or the toes upward
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plantar flexion
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bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes toward the ground
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range of motion (ROM)
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total motion possible in a joint, described by the terms related to body movements; measured in degrees
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goniometer
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instrument used to measure joint angles
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