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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
02/29/2012

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flexion
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movement that decreases the a joint angle
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extension
Definition

 

movement that straightens a joint and generally returns a body part to the zero position
 
 
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hyperextension
Definition

 

further extension of a joint beyond the zero position
 
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abduction
Definition

 

movement of a body part in the frontal plane away from the midline of the body
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adduction
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movement in the frontal plane back toward the midline
 
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hyperabduction
Definition

 

raise arm over back or front of head
 
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hyperadduction
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crossing fingers, crossing ankles
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elevation
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a movement that raises a body part vertically in the frontal plane
 
 
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depression
Definition

 

lowers a body part in the same plane
 
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protraction
Definition

 

anterior movement of a body part in the transverse (horizontal) plane
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retraction
Definition

 

posterior movement
 
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retraction
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posterior movement
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Circumduction
Definition

 

One end of an appendage remains stationary while the other end makes a circular motion
 
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rotation
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movement in which a bone spins on its longitudinal axis
 
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medial (internal) rotation
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turns the bone inwards
 
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lateral(external) rotation
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turns the bone outwards
 
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lateral(external) rotation
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turns the bone outwards
 
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supination
Definition

 

forearm movement that turns the palm to face anteriorly or upward
 
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pronation
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forearm movement that turns the palm to face posteriorly or downward
 
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ulnar flexion
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tilts the hand toward the little finger
 
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radial flexion
Definition

 

tilts the hand toward the thumb
 
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flexion of fingers
Definition

 

curling them
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extension of fingers
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straightening them
 
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abduction of the fingers
Definition

 

spread them apart
 
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adduction of the fingers
Definition

 

bring them together again
 
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flexion of thumb
Definition

 

tip of thumb directed toward palm
 
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extension of thumb
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straightening the thumb
 
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radial abduction
Definition

 

move thumb away from index finger 90°
 
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palmar abduction
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moves thumb away from hand and points it anteriorly
 
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adduction of thumb
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moves it to the zero position
 
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opposition
Definition

 

move the thumb to touch the tips of any of the fingers
 
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reposition
Definition

 

return the thumb to the zero position
 
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dorsiflexion
Definition

 

elevation of the toes as you do while swinging the foot forward to take a step (heel strike)
 
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plantar flexion
Definition

 

extension of the foot so that the toes point downward as in standing on tiptoe (toe-off)
 
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inversion
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a movement in which the soles are turned medially
 
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eversion
Definition

 

a movement in which the soles are turned laterally
 
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Supination of foot
Definition

 

complex combination of plantar flexion, inversion, and adduction
 
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Pronation of foot
Definition

 

complex combination of  dorsiflexion, eversion, and abduction
 
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