movement terminology Flashcards
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GLIDING MOVEMENT
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Gliding movements occur when relaLvely flat bone surfaces move back and forth and from side to side with respect to one another.
• In gliding joints there is no significant alteraLon of the angle between the bones.
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- Angular Movements
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Increase or decrease in the angle between arLculaLng bones.
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- ROTATION MOVEMENTS
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Bone revolves around its own longitudinal axis
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- Special Movements
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5
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Factors that affect ROM: of synovial joints
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- Structure and shape of the arLculaLng bone
- • Strength and tautness of the joint ligaments • Arrangement and tension of the muscles
- • Contact of soa parts
- • Hormones
- • Disuse
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directonal terms for front and back
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8
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- ipsilateral and contralateral
- rostrala and caudal
- intermediate
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9
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Serous Membranes Include the pleura, pericardium and peritoneum, what do they cover??
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10
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Thoracic Cavity contains
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Contains:
- two pleural cavities that enclose the lungs
- pericardial cavity enclosed by the mediasstnum,which includes and surrounds the heart