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Anotomical Movements Flashcards

1
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Decrease in the angle of a joint

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Flexion

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2
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Increase in the angle of a joint

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Extension

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3
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Movement of a body part away from the midline

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Abduction

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4
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Movement of a body part towards the midline

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Adduction

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5
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Movement of the end of a bone in a circular motion

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Circumduction

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6
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Movement of a body part around a central axis

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Rotation

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7
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Rotation of the hand so the thumb moves towards the body

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Pronation

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8
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Rotation of the hand so the thumb moves away from body

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Supination

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9
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Decrease in angle of joint between foot and lower leg

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Dorsi flexion

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10
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Increase in angle of joint between foot and lower leg

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Plantar flexion

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11
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Ability to react rapidly to chemical or electrical signals

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Excitability

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12
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Ability to develop tension while shortening for movement to occur

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Contractability

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13
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Ability of muscles to stretch beyond their normal resting length when a force is applied

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Extendability

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14
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Ability to return to its original shape after being stretched

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Elasticity

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15
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Muscle that causes major action

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Agonist

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16
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Muscle that relaxes to allow movement to occur

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Antagonist

17
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Process of one muscle contracting while others relax to allow movement

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Reciprocal inhibition

18
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Functions of circulatory system

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Circulates blood, transports water oxygen and nutrients to the body, transports waste away form cells, helps fight disease through blood cells

19
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2 upper chambers of the heart

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Atria

20
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2 lower chambers of the heart

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Ventricles

21
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Side of heart that receive deoxygenated blood and pumps it to the lungs

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Right side

22
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Side of heart that receives oxygenated blood from lungs and pumps to tissues of the body

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Left side

23
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Large thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

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Arteries

24
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Tiny blood vessels between ends of arterioles and venules

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Capillaries

25
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Blood cells which carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart, blood with lower o2 and higher co2 content

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Veins

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