Kinesiology Terms Flashcards by Skyela Burbridge

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Divides body into equal left/right abs

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Median/Sagittal

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Divides body into unequal parts

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Transverse/horizontal

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Frontal/coronal

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Anterior/posterior portions

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Superior

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Above or higher in position than another part of the body

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Cranial

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Towards the head

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Inferior

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Below or lower than another part of body

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Caudal

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Towards the feet

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Anterior/ventral

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In front of the body or being closer to front than another part of body

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Posterior/dorsal

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In back or more in back of another part of body

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Medial

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Towards midline of body

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Lateral

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Away from midline of body

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Proximal

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Closer to trunk of body

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Distal

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Away from trunk of body

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Superficial

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Close to or on body surface

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Deep

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Further beneath body surface

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Supine

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Face up

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Prone

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Face down

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Ipsilateral

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Working on same side

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Contralateral

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Opposite side

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Trunk of body

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Body without limbs

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Bringing body towards center

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Flexion

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Opposite of flexion

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Extension

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When a joint is extended beyond a straight line

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Hyperextension

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Raising toe region towards shin bone

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Dorsiflexion

Lowering toe region away from shin bone

Plantar Flexion

Too move part of body away from midline

Abduction

To move part of body towards midline

Adduction

Motion of bone around a central axis

Rotation

Palm up; hold soup

Supination

Palm down; dump soup

Pronation

Any movement which produces a cone shape

Circumduction

A motion that raises a part of the body

Elevation

A motion that lowers a part of the body

Depression

A motion that moves a part of the body forward

Protraction

Returning a projected part to its original position

Retraction

Turning foot so soles face inward

Inversion

Turning foot so soles face outward

Eversion

Head

Cranial

Neck; from base of occipital to base of shoulders

Cervical

Between neck and abdomen; chest

Thoracic

Portion of back between thorax and pelvis

Lumbar

Lower portion of back between thorax and pelvis

Lumbar

Lower portion of back superior to buttocks

Sacral

Sole of foot

Plantar

Top of foot, back of hand

Dorsal

Palm of hand

Palmar

Armpit

Axilla

Junction of thigh with abdominal wall AKA inguinal region

Groin

Aponeurosis

Flat broad tendon

Oris

Mouth