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Directional Terms and Movements Flashcards

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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Back

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Superior

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Upper or Above

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Inferior

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Lower or Below

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Lateral

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To the side

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Medial

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Nearer the midline

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Distal

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Away from attachment

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Proximal

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Nearest the attachment

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Anatomical Position

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  • Upright, standing position, head, eyes, and toe facing forward
  • Feet together, arms slightly out to the side
  • Forearms fully supinated
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Flexion

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Reducing the joint angle between 2 bones

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Extension

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Increasing the joint angle between 2 bones

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Abduction

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Moving the body segment AWAY from the body

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Adduction

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Moving body segment TOWARDS the body

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Supination

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Rotating wrists so the palm is facing FORWARD

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Pronation

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Rotating wrist so the palm is facing BACKWARDS

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Plantar Flexion

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Pointing your toe

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Dorsiflexion

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Bring your toes up toward the top of your foot

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Inversion

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Standing on the outer edge of the foot

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Eversion

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Standing on the inner edge of the foot

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Internal Rotation

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Turning a body part TOWARDS the midline

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External Rotation

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Turing a body part AWAY from the midline

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Circumduction

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Combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction in one movement

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Elevation

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Moving in a superior direction
e.g. raising your shoulders

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Depression

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Moving in an inferior direction
e.g. slouching shoulders/bringing them down

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Protraction

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Moving in an anterior direction
e.g. bring the chin forward

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Retraction

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Moving in a posterior direction
e.g. pushing shoulder blades together

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Opposition

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Thumb coming in contact with any finger
e.g. thumb touching pinky

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Reposition

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Thumb returning to anatomical position

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