Kinesiology Flashcards
1
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Abduction
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Draws away from the midline
2
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Adduction
A
Draws toward the midline
3
Q
Ambulatory
A
Able to move about, not confined to a bed
4
Q
Anterior
A
Situated in front of, or directed toward the front
5
Q
Articulation
A
Connection between bones; joint
6
Q
Axilla
A
Armpit
7
Q
Caudal
A
Toward the feet
8
Q
Cephalad
A
Towards the head
9
Q
Cervical
A
Pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus
10
Q
Deep
A
Farther from the surface
11
Q
Diffuse
A
Spread out over a wide area
12
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Distal
A
Farther from the limb root
13
Q
Dorsiflexion
A
Backward flexion, as in bending backward either a hand or foot
14
Q
Everted
A
Turned outward
15
Q
Extension
A
Straightening out
16
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External
A
Outside
17
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Flexion
A
Bending or angulation
18
Q
Frontal/coronal plane
A
Divides body into anterior and posterior parts
19
Q
Inferior
A
Lower, farther from crown
20
Q
Internal
A
Inside
21
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Inverted
A
Turned inward
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