Kinesiology Flashcards

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1
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Abduction

A

Draws away from the midline

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Adduction

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Draws toward the midline

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3
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Ambulatory

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Able to move about, not confined to a bed

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4
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Anatomical position

A

to stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

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Anterior

A

situated in front of or directed toward the front

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Articulation

A

connection between bones; joints

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Axilla

A

armpit

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caudal

A

toward the feet

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Cephalad

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towards the head

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus

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Deep

A

farther from the surface

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Diffuse

A

Spread out over a wide area

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13
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Distal

A

Farther from the limb root

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Dorsiflexion

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Backward flexion, as in bending backward either a hand or foot

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15
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Everted

A

turned outward

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Extension

A

Straightening out

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External

A

outside

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Flexion

A

bending or angulation

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Frontal/coronal plan

A

divides body into anterior and posterior parts

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Q

inferior

A

lower, farther from crown

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internal

A

inside

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inverted

A

turned inward

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lateral

A

farther from the midline

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levator

A

that which raises

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medial

A

nearer to the midline

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Midline

A

divides body into left and right

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Palmer or volar

A

palm side of hand or body

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Plantar

A

sole of foot

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Posterior or dorsal

A

rear or back

30
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pronator

A

that which turns palm of hand downward

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prone

A

body position lying face down with forearms and hands turned palm side down

32
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proximal

A

nearer to the limb root

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Radial aspect

A

pertaining to the radial (lateral) side of the arm

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superficial

A

nearer to the surface

35
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superior

A

upper, nearer to crown of head

36
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Supinator

A

that which turns palm of hand upward

37
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Supine

A

body position lying face up

38
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transverse plane

A

right angles to long axis; divides the body into upper and lower parts

39
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Ulnar aspect

A

pertaining to the ulnar (medial) side of the arm