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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Gliding
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One flat or nearly flat bone passes over another without angle or rotation
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Flexion
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Bending
movement of the joint to reduce the angle between two bones |
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Extension
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Stretching out
Movement of the joint to reduce the angle between two bones |
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Hyperextension
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Bending the head backward beyond its straight up position
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Abduction
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Moving a body part away from the midline of the body
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Adduction
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Moves a body part toward the midline
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Cicumduction
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Moving a limb so it describes a cone in space
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Rotation
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Body part moves without an axis
Shaking head "no" |
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Medial Rotation
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Toward midline
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Lateral rotation
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Away from midline
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Pronation
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Rotation of forearm and hand so palm is turned backward
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Supination
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Forearm rotation so palm turns toward anatomical position
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Elevation
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Raising a body part
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Depression
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Lowering a body part
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Retraction
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Moving a body part backward, such as pulling in chin
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Protraction
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Moving a body part forward, such as thrusting the chin outward
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Eversion
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Turning the foot so the sole is outward
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Inversion
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Turning the foot so the sole is inward
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Dorsiflexion
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Bending the foot toward the shin
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Plantar flexion
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Bending the foot away from the shin
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Opposition
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Touching thumb to fingertips of same hand
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