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23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Flextion
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Reducing the joint angle
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Extension
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Increasing the joint angle
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Circumduction
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Moving in a circle
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Supination
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Hold the soup
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Pronation-
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Pour the soup
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Abduction
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Away from the body
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Adduction
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To/towards the body
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Two types of foot rotation
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Vertical Foot movement
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Elevation
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Movement in a superior direction.
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Depression
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Movement in an inferior direction, the opposite of elevation.
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Protrusion
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The anterior movement of an object. This term is often applied to the jaw
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Retrusion
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The opposite of protrusion, moving a part posteriorly. This term is often applied to the jaw
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Synergist
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muscle which performs, or assist in performing, the same set of joint motion as the agonists.
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Antagonist
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Muscle whose actions oppose those of the agonist
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Agonist AKA Prime Mover
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Muscle that produces a particular movement (one muscle that is better at it than any other)
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Atrophy
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A reduction in muscle size.
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Hypertrophy
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An increase in muscle fiber size
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Superficial Fascia
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Muscle/Skin Separation Seperates muscle from skin
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Deep Fascia
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Muscle/Blood vessel and Nerve Separation
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Bursa
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Fluid filled sac that reduces friction
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Protraction
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Out jaw
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Retraction
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In jaw
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