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Planes, Directions, Movements Flashcards

1
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Anterior

A

Front

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Posterior

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Back

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Superior

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Top

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Inferior

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Bottom

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Medial

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Goes toward midline

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Lateral

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Away from midline

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Proximal

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Towards the point of attachment

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Distal

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Away from point of attachment to body

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Dorsal

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Back of hand and top of foot

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Plantar

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Bottom of foot, palm of hand

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Superficial

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Closer to or on surface of body

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12
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Deep

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Inside body’s surface

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Hyper

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Above or more

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Hypo

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Below or less

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15
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Prone

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Laying on stomach

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Supine

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On back

17
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Flexion

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Reduces angle between two bones at a joint

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Extension

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Increase the angle between two bones at a point

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Abduction

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Bring away from the body

20
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Adduction

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Bring toward the body

21
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External rotation

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Body moving away from midline (think arm, leg)

22
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Internal rotation

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Body moving towards the midline

23
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Circumduction

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Distal body part moves in a cone-like shape

24
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Pronation

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Wrist movement where palm is move to face posterior side

25
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Supination

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Wrist movement is moved to face anterior side

26
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Retraction

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When a body part moves to posterior

27
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Protraction

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When a body part moves anterioirly

28
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Dorsi-flexion

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Brings toes closer to leg

29
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Plantar flexion

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Points toes down

30
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Inversion

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When plantar surface goes to the midline

31
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Eversion

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When a plantar surface is moved away from the midline

32
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Depression

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Lowering

33
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Elevation

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Raising

34
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Opposition

A

When thumb touches other fingers

35
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Reposition

A

When thumb moves back to normal

36
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Anatomical pos.

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Standing up, palms facing away from body

37
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Frontal plane

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Vertical, divides body into post and anterior

38
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Sagittal (median) plane

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Vertical, divides body into left and right sections

39
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Transverse

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Horizontal plane, divides body into lower and upper halves.

Kinesiology (2 decks)

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