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Muscle Movements
muscles, Muscles, Muscles
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/19/2010

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Flexion
Definition
decreases the angle a joint
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Extension
Definition
increases the angle at a joint
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Abduction
Definition
moves a bone away from the midline of the body
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Elevation
Definition
produces an upward movement
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Depression
Definition
produces a downward movement
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Supination
Definition
palm is turned upward or anteriorly
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Pronation
Definition
the palm is turned downward or posterly
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Protraction
Definition
pushes bone forward
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Retraction
Definition
pulls bone backwards (from protraction)
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Dorsiflexion
Definition
flexes ankle, moving foot inferioly
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Plantar Flexion
Definition
extends ankle, moving foot infeorly
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Compression
Definition
Reduction of the volume or mass of something applying pressure
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Rotation
Definition
moves a bone around its longitudinal axis
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tension
Definition
makes a body part more rigid
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Sphincter
Definition
decreases the size of an opening
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