Body Flashcards
What are tendons
Tendons join muscle to bone
What are ligaments
Ligament joins bone to bone
Abduct
outward, take it away and lift up
Adduct
inwards, brings back in
What is synovial fluid?
Synovial fluid sits between the cartilage
What is lateral flexion?
Moving the head or trunk sideways away from the mid line
What is extension?
Restoring a body part to its anatomical position after flexion
What is flexion?
Moving two bones towards each other
What is medial/internal rotation?
Rotation towards the centre of the body
What is lateral/external rotation?
Rotation away from the centre of the body
What is protraction?
Movement to the front
What is retraction?
Movement backward
lateral
further away from the midline
medial
close to the midline
above
superior
below
inferior
front
anterior
back
posterior
right in the middle
saggittal
frontal
coronal
horizontal rotation
transverse
These types of movements add to the midline
adductions