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15 Cards in this Set
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stationary or immovable attachment
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origin
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movable attachment
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insertion
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Tissue that connects muscle to bone
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tendon
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movement that increases the angle of a joint and increases the distance between two bones
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extension
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movement that decreases the angle of a joint and reduces the distance between bones
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flexion
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movement of a bone around its longitudinal axis without displacement
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rotation
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movement of a limb away from the midline
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abduction
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movement of a limb toward the midline
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adduction
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combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction. distal end moves in a circle
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circumduction
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movement of the palm from upward facing position to downward facing position
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pronation
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movement of the palm from a downward facing position to an upward facing position
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supination
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movement that results in the medial turning of the sole of the foot
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inversion
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movement that results in the lateral turning of the sole of the foot
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eversion
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movement of the ankle joint in a dorsal direction
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dorsiflexion
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movement of the ankle where the foot is flexed downward
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plantar flexion
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