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Kin Flashcards

1
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What is the most standard position?

A

Anatomical Position

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2
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Divides structures into left and right parts

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Sagittal Plane

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3
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Divides into posterior and anterior parts

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Frontal Plane

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4
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Divides into superior and inferior parts

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Axial Plane

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5
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axis along the lengthwise direction

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longitudinal axis

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6
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Axis along the body horizontally from the front to back

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sagittal plane

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7
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Axis runs left to right

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frontal axis

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8
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towards the top

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cranial

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9
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towards the bottom

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caudal

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10
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position when lying face down

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prone

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11
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position when laying on your back

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supine

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12
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includes all the bones along the body’s long axis

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axial skeleton

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13
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the upper and lower extremities

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appendicular skeleton

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14
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towards the top

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superior

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15
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towards the bottom

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inferior

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16
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towards the front

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anterior

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17
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towards the back

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posterior

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18
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towards the midline

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medial

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19
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towards the side

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lateral

20
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situated on the surface

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superficial

21
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situated on the inside

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deep

22
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closer to the origin of the body

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proximal

23
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farther from the body

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distal

24
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what is a limb considered as? (hip or shoulder)

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origin

25
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on the surface

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external

26
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on the inside

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internal

27
Q

bending movement around a joint in a limb

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flexion

28
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straightening movement

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extension

29
Q

extend so that the angle between bones of a joint is greater than normal

A

hyperextension

30
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turning your head is an example of?

A

rotation

31
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raising your arm is an example of?

A

elevation

32
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lowering your arm is an example of?

A

depression

33
Q

rotatory movement during which the palm and forearm face downward

A

pronation

34
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rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward

A

supination

35
Q

the backward bending and contracting

A

dorsiflexion

36
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movement where the top of your foot points away from your leg

A

plantar flexion

37
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performing a serve in tennis is an example of?

A

circumduction

38
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movement of a limb toward the midline of the body

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adduction

39
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movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

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abduction

40
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movement going straight ahead or forward

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protrusion

41
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movement going backward

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retrusion

42
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rotation along the long axis of a joint

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lateral rotation

43
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rotational movement toward the median plane

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medial rotation

44
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an abnormality

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deviation

45
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thumb movement that brings the tip of the thumb in contact with the tip of a finger is an example of?

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opposition

46
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turning of the foot to angle the bottom of the foot toward the midline

A

inversion

47
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turns the bottom of the foot away from the midline

A

eversion

Kinesiology: Basic Anatomy Terms (1 decks)

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