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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Superior |
-cephalic -higher/nearer the head |
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Inferior |
-caudal -lower/nearer the feet |
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anterior |
-ventral -nearer to the front |
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posterior |
-dorsal -nearer to the back |
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medial |
-nearer to the midline |
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lateral |
-nearer to the side |
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intermediate |
-between the medial and lateral structures |
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proximal |
-nearer to the trunk/origin |
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distal |
farther from the trunk/origin |
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superficial |
-nearer to the surface |
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deep |
father from the surface |
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ipsilateral |
same side |
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contralateral |
opposite side |
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sagittal |
divides the body into right and left parts |
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frontal |
-divides the body into anterior and posterior parts -coronal |
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transverse |
divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
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synovial joint |
1) hyaline cartilage - lines the end of the bone 2) synovial membrane - makes synovial fluid 3) joint capsule - keeps in synovial fluid 4) ligaments - bone-to-bone |
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synovial joint movements |
A) gliding B) Angular motion C) Rotation D) Special movements |
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Gliding |
linear motion |
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angular motion |
1) flexion - decreasing joint angle in sagittal plane 2) extension - increasing joint angle in sagittal plane 3) hyperextension - extension beyond anatomical position 4) |
