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17 Cards in this Set
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flexion
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bending that reduces the angle of a joint
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extension
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straightening or stretching that increases the angle of a joint
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abduction
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movement away from the midline
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adduction
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movement toward the midline
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pronation
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palm down
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supination
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palm up
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eversion
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sole of foot away from midline
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plantar flexion
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standing on toes
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dorsiflexion
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standing on heels
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inversion
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sole of foot inward
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rotation
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rolling to the side
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circumduction
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moving the limb in a circular motion
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protraction
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thrusting body part forward
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retraction
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pulling body part back
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elevation
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raising a part of the body
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depression
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lowering a part of the body
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opposition
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placing a part of the body opposite another
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