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20 Cards in this Set
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ANATOMY |
Study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts |
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PHYSIOLOGY |
Study of how the body and its parts work or function |
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HOMEOSTASIS |
Maintenance of a stable internal environment=a dynamic state of equilibrium |
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GROSS ANATOMY |
Large Structures Easily visible E.g Lungs, Heart etc |
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MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY |
Very Small structures Can only be viewed with a microscope E.g Cellular structures, gastric juices. |
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4 TISSUE GROUPS |
Epithelial Connective Muscle Nervous |
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FLEXION |
Making a joint smaller e.g bending your knee |
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EXTENSION |
Making a joint angle bigger e.g Straightening your knee after flexion (bending). |
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HYPEREXTENSION |
Taking the joint past 180 degrees extension e.g double jointed arm movement |
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ROTATION |
Turning left or right e.g turning your head |
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MEDIAL ROTATION |
Turning inward. E.g opposite of first position ballet |
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LATERAL ROTATION |
Turning outward E.g First position ballet |
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ABDUCTION |
Moving limbs away from midline. E.g lifting arms (star jump) |
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ADDUCTION |
Moving limbs towards centre. E.g Bringing arms back in after a star jump. |
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PLANTAR FLEXION |
Decreases the angle between the soles of the feet and the back of the leg. E.g pointe ballet |
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DORSIFLEXION |
Decreases the angle between the toes and the shin. E.g Flexing feet ballet. |
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INVERSION |
Tilting foot towards the mid line of the body. Toward the median plane. |
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EVERSION |
Tilting foot away from mid line of the body. Away from median plane. |
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SUPINATION |
Radius and ulna are parallel. E.g holding a bowl of soup |
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PRONATION |
Radius rotates over ulna. E.g Holding hands flat on table |
