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35 Cards in this Set
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medial |
toward the midline of the body |
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lateral |
away from the midline of the body |
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superior |
above, towards the head |
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inferior |
below, towards the feet |
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anterior |
in front |
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posterior |
in back |
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dorsal |
top of foot, back of hand |
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planter |
bottom of foot |
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palmer |
front of hand in anatomical position |
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dorsiflection |
movement; bringing top of foot towards the shin |
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planterflexion |
movement; pointing foot down |
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inversion |
movement; turning soles of feet towards each other |
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eversion |
movement; turning soles of feet away from each other |
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pronation |
eversion; walking/running on medial aspect of foot; turning palm to face back |
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supination |
inversion; walking/running on lateral aspect of foot; turning palm forward |
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promixal |
nearest point of reference or center of body |
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distal |
most distant from the point of reference or center of body |
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superficial |
towards the external part of the body |
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deep |
towards the internal part of the body |
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abduction |
movement; away from the midline of the body |
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adduction |
movement; towards the midline of the body |
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acute injury |
sudden onset and short duration |
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chronic injury |
long onset and long duration |
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agonist muscles |
directly engaged in contraction |
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antagonist muscles |
counteract the agonist muscles |
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hyper extension |
extension beyond normal range of motion |
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flexion |
movement; decreasing the angle of a joint |
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extension |
movement; increasing the angle of a joint |
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sign |
something that can be seen on an injured athlete |
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symptom |
something that the athlete is feeling or experiencing |
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tendon |
connect muscles to bones |
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ligaments |
connect bones to bones |
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cartilage |
the smooth surface at the end of the bones that help reduce friction |
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origin |
the proximal tendon attachment of muscle to bone |
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insertion |
the distal tendon attachment of muscle to bone |
