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31 Cards in this Set
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Flexion |
the action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint. "flexion of the fingers" |
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Extenstion |
a part that is added to something to prolong it |
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Hyperextension |
an excessive joint movement in which the angle formed by the bones of a particular joint is opened, or straightened, beyond its normal, healthy, range of motion |
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Abduction |
the movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part. |
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Adduction |
Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body. The opposite ofadduction is abduction. |
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Hyperadduction |
crossing fingers/ankles |
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Hyperadbuction |
raising arms over head |
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Elevation |
the upward movement of structures of the body. |
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Depression |
the downward movement of structures of the body. |
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Protraction |
the act of moving an anatomical part forward; especially : protrusion of the jaws. |
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Retraction |
act of retracting : the state of being retracted. |
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Circumduction |
conical movement of a limb extending from the joint (e.g. shoulder or hip) at which the movement is controlled. |
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Medial Rotation |
Medial rotation is a rotational movement towards the midline. |
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Lateral Rotation |
a rotating movement away from the midline. |
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Supination |
rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward |
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Pronation |
rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards. 2 : rotation of the medial bones in the foot inward and downward so that in walking the foot tends to come down on its inner margin. |
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Lateral Flexion |
Movement of head and / or trunk laterally away from midline. |
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Right and Left Rotation |
is movement in which something, e.g. a bone or a whole limb, pivots or revolves around a single long axis. |
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Lateral Excursion of the Mandible |
sideward movement of the mandible between the position of closure and the position in which cusps of opposing teeth are in vertical proximity. |
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Medial Excursion of the Mandible |
sideward movement of the mandible between the position of closure and the position in which cusps of opposing teeth are in vertical proximity. |
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Ulnar Flexion |
muscle of wrist |
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Radial Flexion |
muscle of wrist |
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Radial Abduction of the Thumb |
moving thumb away from index finger |
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Palmar Abduction of the Thumb |
moves thumb away from hand and points it |
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Opposition of the Thumb |
moves the thumbs to touch the tips of any fingers |
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Reposition of the Thumb |
returning the thumb to zero position
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Abduciton of the fingers |
moves it to the zero position |
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dorsiflexion |
backward flexion (bending), as of the hand or foot |
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plantar flexion |
movement of the foot in which the foot or toes flex downward toward the sole—compare dorsiflexion |
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inversion of the foot |
is a movement in which the plantar surface (sole) of the foot rotates towards the mid-line of the body |
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eversion of the foot |
the movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane. |
