Homework 1: Flashcards by Kaitlyn Seymour | Brainscape

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Cephalic

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head

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Cervical

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neck

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Thoracic

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Chest

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Brachial

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Arm (shoulder to elbow)

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Cranial

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head

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Carpal

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wrist

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pollox

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thumb

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tarsal

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ankle

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hallux

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great toe

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pedal

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foot

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inguinal

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groin

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Buccal

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cheek

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Popliteal

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back of knee

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Palmer

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palm

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Plantar

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bottom of foot

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Superior

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Towards head (above)

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Inferior

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Away from head (below)

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Anterior

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front of

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Posterior

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behind

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Medial

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toward midline

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lateral

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away from midline

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Intermediate

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in between medial and lateral structures

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PROXIMAL

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close to origin/point of attatchment

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Distal

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farther from origin or point of attatchment

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Superficial

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close to body surface

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deep

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far from body surface

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Flexion

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decreases angle of joint

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extension

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increases angle of joint

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Hyperextension

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joint moves beyond normal range of motion

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Abduction

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moving limb away from midline (arms up like jumping jack)

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Adduction

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moving limb towards midline (arms down like jumping jack)

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Circumduction

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moving limb to make a cone (arm circles)

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Supination

A

turning backwards

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Pronation

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turning forward

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Plantar Flexion

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depressing foot

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Dorsiflexion

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lifting foot so top approaches shin

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Inversion

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sole of foot face medially

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Eversion

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sole of foot faces laterally

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Elevation

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lifting body part superiorly

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Depression

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moving elevated body part infereriorly

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Opposition

A

thumb to other fingers

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Sagittal Plane

A

Splits into left and right sides

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Transverse Plane

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Horizontal plane, into superior and inferior parts

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Frontal Plane

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Coronal Plane, into anterior and posterior sides