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plane that divides the body in equal left and right sections
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median
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plane that divides the body in unequal left and right sections
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sagittal
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describes how a body part relates to an anatomical plane of the body
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positional terms
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decribes how one body part relates to another body part
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directional terms
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body standing
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erect position
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body standing with palms facing outward
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anatomical position
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plane dividing the body into front and back positions
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frontal
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plane that divides the body in upper and lower sections
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transverse
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body part thats above another structure of the body
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superior
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body part thats below another body part
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inferior
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front of the body
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anterior
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back of the body
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posterior
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body part thats closer to the midline(median) plane
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medial
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body part that farther from the midline (median) plane
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latteral
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structure of the body thats closer to the trunk (referring to arms and legs only)
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proximal
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body part that farther from the trunk (referring to arms and legs)
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distal
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body part thats closer to the surface
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superficial
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body part thats further from the surface
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deep
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2 types of joints that are partly movable or immovable
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fibrons and cartilaginous
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freely movable joints
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synovials
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ball and socket
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shoulder and hip
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ellipsoid
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wrist and TMG
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hinge
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elbow
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pivot
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c-1 & c-2, atlas/axis
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saddle
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thumb
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gliding
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facets of vertebrae
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decreasing the angle of the joint, as in bending or bringing bones closer together
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flexion
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increasing the angle of the joint, as in straightening; moving bones apart.
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extension
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movement away from the midline of the body
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abduction
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movement toward the midline of the body
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adduction
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movement of the sole of the foot downward as in pointing to the floor
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plantar flexion
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movement of the top of the foot upward as in pointing to the ceiling
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dorsi flexion
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turning the sole of the foot inward as in toward the midline
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inversion
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turning the sole of the foot outward as in away from the midline
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eversion
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rotation on axis of the bone, specifically applied to the forearms. Turning the palms of the hands downward.
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pronation
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rotation on axis of bone, specifically applied to the forearms. Turning the palms of the hands upward.
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supination
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raising of a body part, as in shrugging the shoulders
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elevation
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lowering of a body part
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depression
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moving a body part forward
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protraction
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moving a body part backward
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retraction
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circular movement of a joint, combination of movements
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circumduction
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six types of joints
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ph begs
pivot,hinge,ball and socket, ellipsoid, saddle |
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three muscles in the glutes
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gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus.
minimus deep to medius. |
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three muscles in the hamstrings
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biceps femoris (most latteral),semitendinosus (medial), semimembrinosis.
semimembrinosis deep to semitendinosos |
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four muscles in the quadriceps
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rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastis intermedius. Vastus intermedius deep to rectus femoris.
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