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Toward upper surface (back) |
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Toward lower surface (belly) |
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Toward the midline of the body |
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Toward the end of the appendage, nearest to the body |
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Away from the midline of the body, toward the side |
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Toward the end of the appendage, farthest from the body |
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Divides body into dorsal and ventral halves, parallel to anterior-posterior axis, perpendicular to the dorsal-ventral axis |
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A cross section, plane perpendicular to the anterior-posterior axis of the body |
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Divides into left and right halves, plane parallel to anterior-posterior axis and parallel to the dorsal-ventral axis |
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Increase angle of a joint |
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Decrease angle of a joint |
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Move appendage away from the midline of the body |
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Move an appendage toward the midline of the body |
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Move an appendage backward |
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Move an appendage forward |
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Rotate the palm or bottom of the foot upward |
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Rotate the palm or bottom of foot downward |
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Opposing, how muscles usually are arranged (flexor and extensor) |
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End of muscle attached to bone that doesn't move |
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End of muscle attached to bone that moves during a contraction |
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Movement caused by the contraction of a muscle |
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