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

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Lowering toe region away from shin bone

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Plantar Flexion

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Too move part of body away from midline

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Abduction

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To move part of body towards midline

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Adduction

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Motion of bone around a central axis

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Rotation

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Palm up; hold soup

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Supination

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Palm down; dump soup

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Pronation

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Any movement which produces a cone shape

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Circumduction

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A motion that raises a part of the body

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Elevation

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A motion that lowers a part of the body

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Depression

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A motion that moves a part of the body forward

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Protraction

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Returning a projected part to its original position

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Retraction

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Turning foot so soles face inward

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Inversion

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Turning foot so soles face outward

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Eversion

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Head

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Cranial

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Neck; from base of occipital to base of shoulders

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Cervical

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Between neck and abdomen; chest

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Thoracic

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Portion of back between thorax and pelvis

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Lumbar

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Lower portion of back between thorax and pelvis

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Lumbar

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Lower portion of back superior to buttocks

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Sacral

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Sole of foot

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Plantar

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Top of foot, back of hand

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Dorsal

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Palm of hand

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Palmar

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Armpit

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Axilla

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Junction of thigh with abdominal wall AKA inguinal region

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Groin

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Aponeurosis

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Flat broad tendon

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Oris

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Mouth