Random - Ch 3 Flashcards
Flexion
bending a joint
decreasing angle
Extension
straightening a joint
increasing the angle
Hyperextension
excessive extension beyond anatomical position
Adduction
towards the midline
abduction
away from midline
pronation
turning arm or foot
supination
turning arm or foot upwards
retraction
moving part backwards
protraction
moving part forwards
elevation
raising a part
depression
lowering a part
rotation
turning on single axis
circumduction
circular motion of hip or shoulder
external rotation
rotation of the hip or shoulder away from the midline
Internal Rotation
rotation of the hip or shoulder towards the midline
Lateral Flexion
side-bending left or right
Inversion
turning sole of foot inwards
Eversion
turning sole of the foot outwards
Dorsiflexion
ankle movement bringing foot towards shin
Plantarflexion
ankle movement pointing foot downwards
radial deviation
movement of wrist towards the radial or lateral side
Ulnar deviation
movement of wrist towards ulna or medial side
Opposition
movement of thumb across palm of hand
What do teeth anchor into?
Alveolar Margins
What is the first bone of the eye?
Lacrimal
What is the external acoustic meatus
the hole from the inner to middle ear
What does the mastoid process contain
an abundance of air cells
What is Cleft Lip
as the skull forms in utero, the maxilla and palatine bone DO NOT come together.
therefore, the liquid baby intakes will go out thru the nose
Surgery and a nasogastric tube is required
What is the external occipital protuberance
The bony portion of the occipital bone