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19 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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The Saggital plane divides the body into....
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Left & Right
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The Transverse plane divides the body into....
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Top & Bottom
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The Coronal or Frontal plane divides the body into....
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Front & Back
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Anatomical Position
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Facing forward, arms to side with palms facing forward. Feet shoulder width apart and toes facing forward.
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Flexion
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Decreasing the angle at a joint
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Extension
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Increasing the angle at a joint
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Abduction
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Moving a body part away from the midline
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Adduction
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Moving a body part towards the midline
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Circumduction
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Movement of a bone where the end draws a circle and the bone makes a shape of a cone
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Dorsiflexion
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Upward movement of the foot and toes
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Plantarflexion
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Downwards movement of the foot and toes
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Pronation
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Turning the palms from facing upwards to downwards
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Supination
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Turning the palms from facing downward to facing upward
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Eversion
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Turning the outside of the foot outwards
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Inversion
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Turning the outside of the foot inwards
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Internal Rotation
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Rotation of the appendicular skeleton toward the midline or medially
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External Rotation
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Rotation of the appendicular skeleton away from the midline or laterally.
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Depression
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Downward movement on the trunk and diapraghm
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Elevation
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Upward movement of the trunk and diaphragm
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