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

A

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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5
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Anterior

A

Situated in front of or directed toward the front

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Articulation

A

Connection between bones; joint

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7
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Axilla

A

Armpit

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8
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Caudal

A

towards the feet

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cephalad

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toward the head

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10
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cervical

A

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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12
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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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14
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dorsiflexion

A

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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16
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extension

A

straightening out

17
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external

A

outside

18
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flexion

A

bending or angulation

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frontal/coronal plain

A

Divides body into anterior and posterior parts

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Inferior

A

Lower, farther from crown

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Internal

A

Inside

22
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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

29
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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

33
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Radial Aspect

A

Pertaining to the radial (lateral) side of the arm

34
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Superficial

A

Nearer to the surface

35
Q

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