Kinesiology Flashcards
(39 cards)
Abduction
Draws away from the midline
Adduction
Draws toward the midline
Ambulatory
Able to move about, not confined to a bed
Anatomical Position
To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward
Anterior
Situated in front of or directed toward the front
Articulation
Connection between bones; joint
Axilla
Armpit
Caudal
towards the feet
cephalad
toward the head
cervical
pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus
Deep
farther from the surface
Diffuse
spread out over a wide area
distal
farther from the limb root
dorsiflexion
backward flexion, as in bending backward either a hand or foot.
everted
turned outward
extension
straightening out
external
outside
flexion
bending or angulation
frontal/coronal plain
Divides body into anterior and posterior parts
Inferior
Lower, farther from crown
Internal
Inside
Inverted
Turned inward
Lateral
Farther from the midline
Levator
That which raises