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| to straighten out, body is in this "relaxed" position when in anatomical position |
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| to take away laterally, from the median plane |
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| to bring toward the median plane |
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| the act of flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction in sequence without hesitation, describes a cone with the join effecting the movement acting as the apex |
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| act of turning or rotating about an axis, as a propeller rotates about its shaft or a wheel about its axle |
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| the type of rotation that swings outward from the body, also referred to as external rotation |
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| the type of rotation that swings inward toward the body |
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to move forward
Ex. lower jaw jutting out and forward, movement of scapula laterally away from the midline of the body |
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to move backward
Ex. returning lower jaw to normal position after jutting out, movement of scapula medially toward the midline body |
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extension of the ankle join such that the toes of the foot are pushed down and away from the leg, as in certain ballet movements
relative to anatomical position, the motion is one of extension |
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| opposite of plantar flexion, flexion of the ankle join such that the toes of the foot are brought up and toward the & the upper surface of the foot is the dorsal surface |
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| position of the foot in which the sole faces inward such as when one stands on the lateral borders of the feet, elevating the lateral borders |
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| median (midsagittal) plane |
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| relative to the whole body, this is also the longitudinal axis. it divides the body into equal left and right halves |
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| a longitudinal axis on either side of the median plane, dividing the body into unequal left and right parts |
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| transverse plane/cross section |
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| relative to the whole body, this is also the horizontal plane |
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| divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |
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