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22 Cards in this Set
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Gliding |
Movement of relatively flat bone surfaces back and forth and side to side over one another; little change in angle between bones. |
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Angular |
Increase or decrease in angle between bones. |
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Flexion |
Decrease in angle between articulating bones, usually in sagittal plane. |
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Lateral flexion |
Movement of trunk in frontal plane. |
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Extension |
Increase in angle between articulating bones, usually in sagittal plane. |
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Hyperextension |
Extension beyond anatomical position. |
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Abduction |
Movement of bone away from midline, usually in frontal plane. |
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Adduction |
Movement of bone toward midline, usually in frontal plane. |
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Circumduction |
Flexion, abduction, extension, adduction, and rotation in succession (or in the opposite order); distal end of body part moves in circle. |
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Rotation |
Movement of bone around longitudinal axis; in limbs, may be medial (toward midline) or lateral (away from midline). |
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Special movements |
Occurs at specific joints. |
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Elevation |
Superior movement of body part. |
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Depression |
Inferior movement of body part. |
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Protaction |
Anterior movement of body part in transverse plane. |
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Retraction |
Posterior movement of body part in transverse plane. |
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Inversion |
Medial movement of sole. |
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Eversion |
Lateral movement of sole. |
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Dorsiflexion |
Bending foot in direction of dorsum (superior surface). |
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Plantar flexion |
Bending foot in direction of plantar surface (sole). |
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Supination |
Movement of forearm that turns palm anteriorly. |
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Pronation |
Movement of forearm that turns palm posteriorly. |
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Opposition |
Movement of thumb across palm to touch fingertips on same hand. |
