Planes of Movement/ Movement Terminology Flashcards by Sierra Miller

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Superior

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Waist up

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Inferior

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Below waist

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Cranial

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Above shoulder/head region

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Caudal

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Near belly button/tailbone

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Anterior

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Front of body

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Posterior

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Backside of body

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Proximal

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close to area (often trunk of body)

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Distal

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Far from area (often trunk of body)

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Medial

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close to midline

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lateral

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far from midline

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proximal and distal refer usually to what

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trunk of body

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Superficial

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on skin surface level

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Deep

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under skin/muscle

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Extension

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elongation of muscle

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Flexion

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contracting muscle

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Adduction

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moving towards trunk

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Abduction

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moving away from trunk

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Adduction example

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moving arms towards body down by side

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Abduction example

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moving arms away from body

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Medial Rotation

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rotation towards midline

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Medial Rotation example

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roll ankle en dedans

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Lateral Rotation

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rotation away from midline

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Lateral Rotation Example

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roll ankle en dehors

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Circumduction

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ball joints circular motion

Circumduction Example

windmilling arm

Lateral Flexion

side crunch with head/ lateral contraction away from midline

Elevation

Raising shoulders up

Depression

relaxing of jaw

Supination

Palm facing up (to hold soup)

Pronation

Palm facing down (respect for nation)

Plantar Flexion

pointe foot (think plantar fasciitis splint)

Dorsiflexion

flex foot

Prone laying position

on stomach

Supine laying position

on back (on spine)