Planes and Movement Vocab Flashcards by Hannah Mayes

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Proximal

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Closer to center, point, trunk

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Distal

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Farther from center, point, trunk

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Medial

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Closer to the midline

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Lateral

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Away from the midline

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Anterior

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On the front half of the body

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Posterior

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On the back half of the body

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Prone

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Lying on stomach

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Supine

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Lying on back

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Deep

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Farther from surface

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Superficial

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Closer to surface

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Transverse

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Cuts into superior inferior

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Sagittal

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Cuts into left and right

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Coronal (frontal)

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Cuts into anterior and posterior

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Flexion

A

Decrease angle at a joint

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Extension

A

Increase angle at a joint

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Adduction

A

Movement towards the body

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Abduction

A

Movement away from the body

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Horizontal adduction

A

Movement towards the body in a horizontal plane

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Horizontal abduction

A

Movement away from the body in a horizontal plane

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Supination

A

Wrists rotated so palms up

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Pronation

A

Wrists rotated so palms down

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Elevation

A

Movement in a superior direction (scapula)

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Depression

A

Movement in an inferior direction (scapula)

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Retraction

A

Scapular movement towards the midline

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Protraction

A

Scapular movement away from the midline

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External rotation

A

Rotation away from the midline

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Internal rotation

A

Rotation towards the midline

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Plantarflexion

A

Pointing toes

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Dorsiflexion

A

Bringing toes up, heels down

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Inversion

A

Bottoms of feet facing inward

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Eversion

A

Bottoms of feet facing out