Movements Flashcards

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Abduction

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Movement away from the central reference point.

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Adduction

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Movement toward a central reference point.

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Lateral Rotation

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Turning a bone or limb around its long axis laterally or away from the midline.

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Medial Rotation

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Turning medically toward the midline.

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5
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Flexion

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Usually a movement that decreases a joint’s angle.

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Extension

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Usually a movement that increases the joint’s angle.

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Pronation

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Rotation of the radius about the ulna in the forearm.

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Supination

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Opposite of pronation, causes the palm to face anteriorly or superiorly.

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Circumduction

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Movement in space that circumscribes a circle or cone about a joint.

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Dorsiflexion

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Lifting the foot at the ankle joint (similar to extension at wrist).

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Plantarflexion

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A downward movement or depression of the foot at the ankle (similar to wrist flexion).

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12
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Eversion

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Movement of the sole of the foot laterally.

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13
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Inversion

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Movement of the sole of the foot medially.

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Retraction

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Posterior displacement of a portion of the body without a change in angular movement.

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Protraction

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Anterior displacement of a portion of the body without a change in angular movement.

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