Medical Terminology: Mobility Flashcards by Amanda Zellner | Brainscape

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Flexion

A

Decrease angle of joint

- Bending of elbow

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Extension

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Increase in angle of the joint

- straightening of elbow

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Hyperextension

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Excessive increase in the angle of a joint

- bending head backwards

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ABduction

A

Move body part away from the body’s midline

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ADduction

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Move body part toward the body’s midline

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Rotation

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Move joint around it’s central axis

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Pronation

A

Turn wrist so that palm is DOWN

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Supination

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Turn wrist so that palm is UP

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Dorsiflexion

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Point toes towards the head

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Plantarflexion

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Point toes away from the head

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Inversion

A

Rotate the ankle and sole of the foot inward

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Eversion

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Rotate the ankle and sole of the foot outward

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Radial Flexion

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Rotate the hand inward at the wrist

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Ulnar Flexion

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Rotate the hand outward at the wrist

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