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Anatomical Terminology (Chapter 1) Flashcards

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Define Cephalic

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Refers to the entire head region

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Define Cranium

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Used to describe the skull

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Define Frontal

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Refers to the frontal part of the head; forehead

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Define Occipital

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Region at the back of the head; base of the skull

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Define Facial

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Face

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Define Orbital

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Eye Socket

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Define Ocular

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Eyes

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Define Nasal

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Nose

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Define Oral

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Mouth Region

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Define Mental

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Chin Area

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Define Buccal

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Cheek Region

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Define Otic

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Ear Region

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Define Cervical

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Applies to Neck

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Define Acromial

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Shoulder Region

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Define Axillary

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Armpit Region

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Define Brachial

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Upper Arm

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Define Antecubital

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Front of the Elbow

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Define Olecranal

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Back of the Elbow

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Define Antebrachial

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Forearm or Lower Arm

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Define Carpal

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Wrist

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Define Manus or Manual

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Hand

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Define Palmar

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Palm

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Define Pollex

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Thumb of Hand

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Define Thoracic

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Entire Chest Region between Neck and Abdomen

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Define Sternal

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Region in center of thorax that corresponds to breastbone (sternum)

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Define Mammary

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Breast Region

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Define Abdominal

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Entire region of the belly

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Define Umbilical

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Area of navel or belly button

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Define Coxal

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Hip Region

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Define Pelvic

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Region between both hip bones

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Define Pubic

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Anteroinferior region of the pelvis

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Define Gluteal

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Buttocks

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Define Inguinal

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Groin Region

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Define Perineal

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Region between external genitalia and anus

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Define Dorsal

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Entire back region

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Define Vertebral

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Entire length of spine

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Define Lumbal

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Region along the lower part of the spine; loin

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Define Sacral

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Triangular-shaped region at base of spine

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Define Femoral

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Thigh Region

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Define Patellar

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Kneecap Region; Front of Knee

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Define Popliteal

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Defines back of knee

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Define Crural

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Front of lower leg between knee and ankle

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Define Sural

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Back of lower leg or calf

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Define Pedal

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Entire foot region

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Define Calcaneal

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Heel of Foot

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Define Tarsal

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Ankle Region

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Define Plantar

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Sole of Foot

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Define Digital or Phalangeal

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Fingers of hand; Toes of foot

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Define Hallux

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Great Toe of foot

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Coronal or Frontal Plane

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Divides body into anterior and posterior portions

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Sagittal Plane

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Divides body into left and right portions

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Midsagittal Plane

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Divides body into two equal halves

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Parasagittal Plane

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Divides body into unequal left and right portions

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Axial or Transverse Plane

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Divides body into superior and inferior

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Anterior or Ventral

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Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body

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Posterior or Dorsal

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Refers to the back or direction toward the back of the body

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Superior

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Defines the position that is above another structure

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Inferior

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Refers to the position that is below another structure

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Lateral

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Defines structure that is found farther from the midline of the body; away from midline

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Medial

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Refers to the structure that is found closer to the midline of the body; toward the midline of the body

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Median

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Refers to the midline of the body

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Cranial

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Describes structure that is toward the head

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Caudal

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Refers to the structure that is positioned away from the head and toward the tail (spine)

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Proximal

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Defines structure that is found toward or nearest the trunk of the body; point of origin of the body part

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Distal

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Describes the structure that is found away or farthest from the trunk; point of origin of the body part

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Apical

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Describes the direction/location toward the apex of a particular structure

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Basal

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Describes the direction/location toward the base of a particular structure

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Luminal

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Inner space within a tubular structure or cavity

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External

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Refers to the structure that is closest to the surface of the body; outer aspect of a structure

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Internal

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Defines the structure that is found away from the surface of the body; inner aspect of a structure

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Superficial

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Describes the position that is nearer and closer to the surface of the body

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Deep

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Defines the position that is farther from the surface of the body

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Contralateral

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Term is applied to the structure that is located on the opposite side of the midline of the body

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Ipsilateral

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Term describes the structure that is positioned on the same side of the midline of the body

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Palmar (of hand)

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Grasping or anterior side of the hand or palm

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Dorsal (of hand)

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Describes the posterior side of the hand

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Ulnar Side (of hand)

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refers to the little finger or medial side of hand

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Radial Side (of hand)

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Describes the thumb or lateral side of the hand

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Plantar (of foot)

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applies to inferior aspect of the foot or sole

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Dorsal (of foot)

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Used when describing the superior aspect of the foot

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Flexion

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Movement that decreases the angle between two body parts

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Dorsiflexion

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Upward flexion of the foot

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Plantar Flexion

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Downward flexion of the foot

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Extension

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Movement that increases the angle between two body parts

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Lateral Flexion

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Bending or movement of the body sideways, typically to the left or right

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Abduction

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Movement away from the midline of the body

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Adduction

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Movement towards the midline of the body

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Medial (Internal) Rotation

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Rotational movement towards the midline of the body

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Lateral (External) Rotation

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Rotational movement away from the midline of the body

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Circumduction

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Circular movement that occurs only at ball-and-socket joints

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Opposition

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Grasping movement

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Reposition

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Extension of the hand

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Elevation

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Superior movement; raising movement

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Depression

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Inferior movement; lowering movement

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Protrusion

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Movement that is performed in the anterior direction; forward

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Retrusion

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Movement that is performer in the posterior direction; backwards

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Protraction

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Movement of scapula forward

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Retraction

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Movement of scapula backwards

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Excursion

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Side-to-side movement of the mandible

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Inversion

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Ankle movement that brings sole towards the midline

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Eversion

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Ankle movement that brings sole away from the midline

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Pronation

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Medial rotation of the radius; rotation so that the palm faces downward

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Supination

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Lateral rotation of the radius; rotation so that the palm faces upwards

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