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Fundamental Movements Flashcards

1
Q

movement

A

a change in relationship between body parts

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2
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motion

A

displacement of body or segment: translation or rotation

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3
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flexion

A

movement in the SAGITTAL plane, away from anatomical position

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4
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extension

A

movement in the SAGITTAL plane, back to anatomical position

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5
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abduction

A

movement in the FRONTAL plane, away from anatomical position

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6
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adduction

A

movement in the FRONTAL plane, back to anatomical position

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7
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horizontal abduction

A

movement away from the midline in the HORIZONTAL plane

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8
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horizontal adduction

A

movement towards the midline in the HORIZONTAL plane

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9
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lateral flexion

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movement from midline in FRONTAL plane (occurs in neck & trunk)

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10
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internal rotation

A

reference point turns in, towards midline (TRANSVERSE plane)

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11
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external rotation

A

reference point turns out, away from midline (TRANSVERSE plane)

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12
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circumduction

A

not a pure movement but rather a combination of the basic four: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction

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13
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pronation

A

forearm movement, hand down (TRANSVERSE plane)

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14
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supination

A

forearm movement, hand up (TRANSVERSE plane)

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15
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pronation

A

foot movement, triplanar movement: eversion, horizontal abduction, & dorsiflexion (open chain)

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16
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supination

A

foot movement, triplanar movement: inversion, horizontal adduction, & plantarflexion (open chain)

17
Q

thumb flex/ext

A

FRONTAL plane

18
Q

thumb ab/add

A

SAGITTAL plane

19
Q

opposition

A

thumb to pinky

20
Q

inversion

A

foot movement, reference line is turned in (towards midline; FRONTAL plane)

21
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eversion

A

foot movement, reference line is turned out (away from midline; FRONTAL plane)

22
Q

ulnar deviation

A

wrist adduction

23
Q

radial deviation

A

wrist abduction

24
Q

ab/add

A

FRONTAL plane

25
Q

int/ext rotation

A

TRANSVERSE plane

26
Q

flex/ext

A

SAGITTAL plane

27
Q

frontal/coronal

A

plane of the body

28
Q

sagittal

A

plane of the body

29
Q

transverse/mid horizontal

A

plane of the body

30
Q

midcoronal plane

A

divides body into ant/post halves

31
Q

midsagittal plane

A

divides body into right/left halves

32
Q

midtransverse plane

A

divides body into sup/inf halves

33
Q

anatomical position

A

palmar portion of hands face anterior

34
Q

fundamental position

A

palmar portion of hands face medially

Anatomy 390 Gen/Skeletal (7 decks)

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