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Muscular system Flashcards

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Flexion

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reduces the angle at a joint

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extension

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increases the angle at a joint

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adduction

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movement towards the midline

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abduction

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movement away from the midline

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supination

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rotates forearm so that the palm faces anteriorly

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pronation

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rotates forearm so that the palm faces posteriorly

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inversion

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turns the sole inwards

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eversion

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turns the sole outwards

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internal (medial) rotation

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rotates the anterior surface towards the midline

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external (lateral) rotation

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rotates the anterior surface away from the midline

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