Joints (Movements) Flashcards by Elizabeth Kelley

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Adbduction

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Body part is moved away from the midline

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Adduction

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Body part is brought towards the midline

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Pronation

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Palm turns downwards

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Supnation

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Palm turns upwards

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Flexion

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Angle of a joint decreases

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Extension

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Angle of a joint increases

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Circumduction

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Distal part of the body moves in circles

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Depression

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Muscle structures move in the inferior direction

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Elevation

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Muscle structures move in the superior direction

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Retraction

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Movement of a body part towards the posterior

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Protraction

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Movement towards an anterior direction

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Rotation

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When the head moves left and right

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Dorsiflexion

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Ankle bones flex (flexed foot)

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Plantar flexion

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Pointed foot

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Inversion

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The foot turns inwards (towards the body)

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Eversion

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The foot turns outwards (away from the body)