musculoskeletal Flashcards by Meliani Sara | Brainscape

Q

whats flexion

A

bending a limb at a point

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whats extension

A

straightening a limb at a joint

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whats abduction

A

moving limb away from midline of body

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whats adduction

A

moving limb towards from midline of body

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whats pronation

A

turning the forearm away so the palm is down

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whats supination

A

turning the forearm so the palm is up

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whats circumduction

A

moving the arm in circles around shoulder

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inversion

A

moving sole of feet inward ankle

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eversion

A

outward ankle

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rotation

A

moving the head around a central axis

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protraction

A

moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground

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retraction

A

moving a body part backward

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elevation

A

raising body part

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depression

A

lowering a body part

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