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Terms Of Movements Flashcards

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Flexion

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Bending or decreasing the angle between the bones or parts of the body

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Lateral flexion

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Movement of the trunk in the coronal plane

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Extension

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Straightening or increasing the angle between the bones or parts of the body

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Hyperextension

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Extension of the limb or part beyond its normal limit

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Dorsiflexion

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Flexion of the ankle joint

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Plantarflexion

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Turns the feet or toes towards the plantar surface

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Abduction

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Moving away from the median plane in the coronal plane

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Adduction

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Moving toward the median in a coronal plane

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Rotation

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Turning or revolving a part of the body around its longitudinal axis

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Medial (internal) rotation

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Brings the anterior surface of limb closer to the median plane

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Lateral (external) rotation

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Takes the anterior surface away from the median plane

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Circumduction

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Circular movement; combination of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction occurring in such away that the distal end of the part moves in a circle

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Opposition

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Movement by which the pad of the 1st digit (thumb) is brought to another digit pad

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Reposition

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Movement of the 1st digit in the position of the opposition back to its anatomical position

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Elevation

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Raises or moves a part superiorly

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Depression

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Lowers or moves a part inferiorly

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Protrusion

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Movement anteriorly

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Retrusion

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Movement posteriorly

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Eversion

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Moves the sole of the feet away from the median plane

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Inversion

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Moves the sole of the feet towards the median plane

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Pronation

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Movement of the forearm and hand that rotates the radius medially around its longitudinal axis

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Supination

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Movement of the forearm and hand that rotates the radius laterally around its longitudinal axis

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