Body Movements Flashcards

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Body Movements

A
  • Gliding
  • Angular:
    • Flexion/Extension
    • Ab/Adduction
  • Rotation
    • Medial/Lateral
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Gliding

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  • Flat surfaces of 2 bones sliding across each other
  • Gliding movements at the wrists
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Flexion

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forward; making a smaller angle like an acute

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Extension

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backward; making a bigger angle like an obtuse

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Abduction

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Going away from the midline

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Rotation

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Rotation of the head, neck, and lower limbs

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Adduction

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Going closer to the midline

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Circumduction

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Spinning your arms in a cone motion

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