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34 Cards in this Set
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anatomical position
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the person is assumed to be standing uypright, facing forward, feet pointed forward and slightly apart
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coronal or frontal plane
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vertical division of the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions
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sagittal plane
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vertical division of the body into right and left portions
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transverse plane
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horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
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anterior
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front of the body
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posterior
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back of the body
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anterior-posterior
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from front to back
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posterior-anterior
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from back to front
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superior
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situated above another structure, toward the head
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inferior
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situated below another structure, away from the head
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proximal
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toward the begining or the origin of a structure
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distal
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away from the beginiging or origin of a structure
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medial
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toward the middle
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lateral
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toward the side
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axis
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line that runs through the center of the body or 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
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lateral decubitus
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lateral decubitus is lying on the side
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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 the back
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flexion
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bending at the joint so that the angle between the bon es is decreased
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extension
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straightening 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 the axis
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inversion
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turning inward, a foot
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eversion
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turning outward, a foot
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supination
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turning upward or forward of the palmar surface
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pronation
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turning downward or backward of the palmar surface
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dorisflexion
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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
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total motion possible in a joint
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goniometer
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instrument used to measure joint angels
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