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Anatomical Direction/ Movements Flashcards

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1
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A structure closer to the mid line than another

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Medial

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2
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A structure further from the mid line than another

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Lateral

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3
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A structure above another structure

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Superior

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4
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A structure below another structure

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Inferior

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5
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A structure that is closer to the beginning of an extremity than another

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proximal

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6
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A structure that is further from the beginning of an extremity than another

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Distal

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7
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A structure in front of another

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Anterior

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A structure behind another

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Posterior

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A structure closer to the surface or external

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Superficial

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A structure further from the surface

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Deep

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11
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A structure towards the front of the body

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Ventral

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12
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A structure towards the back of the body

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Dorsal

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13
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A structure on the same side of the mid line as another

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Ipsilateral

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14
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A structure on the opposite side of the mid line as another

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Contralateral

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15
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Decreasing the Angle of the joint

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Flextion

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16
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Increasing the angle of a joint

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Extension

17
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Movement away from the mid line

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Abduction

18
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Movement toward the mid line

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Adduction

19
Q

Turning the palm down

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Pronation

20
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Turing the palm up

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Supination

21
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Turning foot/ankle inward

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Inversion

22
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turning foot/ankle outward

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Eversion

23
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Drawing part of the body forward

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Protraction

24
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drawing part of the body backward

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Retraction

25
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The joint is a pivit point and the distle end moves in a circle

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Circumduction

26
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Movement around a longitudinal axis

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Rotation

27
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Excessive flextion beyond a normal range

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Hyperflextion

28
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Excessive extension beyond a normal range

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Hyperextension

29
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Moving an area of the body up

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Elevation

30
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Moving an area of the body down

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Depression

31
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Stress on medial joint line

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Valgus

32
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Stress on lateral joint line

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Varus

33
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Pointing foot down

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Plantar Flextion

34
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Pointing foot back/up

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Dorsi Flextion

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