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22 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anterior |
Front of body |
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Posterior |
Back of body |
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Superior |
closest to the head |
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Inferior |
Closest to the feet |
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Medial |
Towards the midline |
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Lateral |
Away from midline |
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Proximal |
closest to origin |
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Distal |
Further from origin |
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Flexion |
decrease in angle |
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Extension |
increase in angle |
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Abduction |
lateral movement |
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Adduction |
Medial movement |
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Internal Rotation |
rotary movement around long axis of bone medially |
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External Rotation |
Lateral rotary movement |
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Inversion |
rotating ankle inwards |
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Eversion |
rotating ankle outwards |
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Sagital Plane |
left/right; flexion/extension |
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Frontal Plane |
Anterior/posterior; ab/adduction |
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Transverse |
Superior/inferior; rotations |
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Frontal Axis |
Sagital plane motions |
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Sagital Axis |
Frontal plane motions |
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Vertical Axis |
transverse plane motions |
