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19 Cards in this Set
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move away, draw away (as a limb) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body |
abduct |
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strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf of the leg to the bone of the heel |
Achilles tendon |
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the outer end of the spine of the scapula, forms the outer angle of the shoulder, an articulates with the clavicle bone |
acromion process |
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to draw towards or past the median axis of the body, bring together |
adduct |
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cavity beneath the junction of the arm with the trunk, the armpit |
axilla |
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refers to the wrist or proximal hand area, 8 of them |
carpal |
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back side |
dorsal |
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site at the lateral root of the brachial plexus located 2-3 cms above the clavicle |
erbs point |
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bony part of the fibular bone that can be felt on the upper part of the lateral leg, site of stimulation for common peroneal nerve |
fibular head |
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refers to the muscles that control the little finger: the abductor digiti minimi, the flexor digiti minimi brevis, and opponens digit minimi |
hypothenar |
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the lateral (outer aspect) ankle bone |
lateral malleolus |
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the medial elbow bone, the side closest to the body |
medial epicondyle |
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the elbow bone, body eminence that projects behind the elbow |
olecranon |
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the cavity area under and behind the knee |
popliteal fossa |
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anatomical area of the upper arm where the radial nerve passes through |
spiral groove |
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group of muscles at the base of the thumb: the abductor pollicis brevis, the flexor pollicis brevis, the opponens pollicis, and the adductor pollicis muscle |
thenar |
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the "shinbone", the larger of the two bones in the leg, below the knee |
tibia |
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the groove between the olecranon and the medial epicondyle |
ulnar groove |
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the bony projection on the ulnar side of the wrist |
ulnar styloid (process) |
