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Lec 1 Flash Cards

1
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Supine position

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Lying on the back

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2
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Prone position

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Lying face downward

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3
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Ipsilateral

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Same side of the body

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4
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Contralateral

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Opposite side of the body

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5
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Anterior and posterior

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Used to indicate the front and the back of the body respectively

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6
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Hand

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Palmer and dorsal surface

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7
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Foot

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Plantar and dorsal surface

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8
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Proximal and distal

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Describe the relative distance from the roots of the limbs

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9
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Superior and inferior

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Reference to the upper and lower ends of the body

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10
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Superficial and deep

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Denote the relative distance of structures from the surface of the body

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11
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Internal and external

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Used to describe the relative distance of the structure from the center of an organ or cavity

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12
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Protraction

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Move forward

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13
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Retraction

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Move backward

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14
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Supination

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Palm and forearm face up

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15
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Inversion

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The foot sole faces in a medial direction

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16
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Eversion

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The foot sole faces in a lateral direction

17
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Circumduction

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Combination in sequence of the movements
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Flexion 
Extension 
Abduction 
Adduction
18
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Rotation

A

Part of the body around its long axis

19
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Medial rotation

A

Anterior surface of the part facing medially

20
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Lateral rotation

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Anterior surface of the body facing laterally

21
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Abduction

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Movement of a limb away from the midline in the coronal plane

22
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Adduction

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Movement of a limb toward the body in the coronal plane

23
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Extension

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Straightening the joint

24
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Lateral Flexion

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Is a movement of the trunk in the coronal plane

25
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Flexion

A

Brings two parts of the body closer together in a sagitta plane

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