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15 Cards in this Set
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Flexion |
Is a typical hinge joints (bending the knee or elbow) but it is also common at ball and socket joint |
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Extension |
Extension is the opposite of flexion, it a movement that increases the angle or distance between two bones or parts of the body ( straighten the knee and elbow) |
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Abduction |
Abduction is moving limbs away ( generally on the frontal plane) from the midline or median plane of the body |
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Adduction |
Adduction is the opposite of a abduction, so it is the movement of a limb toward the body midline |
Adding a body part |
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Circumduction |
A combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction commonly seen in ball and socket joints, such as the shoulders |
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Pronation |
Occurs when the forearm rotates medially so that palm faces posteriorly (or down)! |
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Supination |
Occurs when the forearm rotates laterally so that the palm faces anteriorly or up and the radius and ulna or parallel as in anatomical position |
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Dorsiflexion |
Lifting the food so that it’s superior surface approaches the shin ( pointing your toe toward your head) |
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Plantar flexion |
Is pointing the toes away from your head |
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Inversion |
To invert the foot, turn the sole medially |
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Eversion |
To evert the foot turn the sole laterally. |
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Name the three structural types of joints found in the body and give example of each |
Synarthroses/ Fibrous- immovable Amphiarthroses/Synovial joints- are freely movable Diarthroses/Cartilaginous joints- have both immovable and slightly movable |
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List the parts of common to all synovial |
Articular cartilage Articular capsule Joint cavity Reinforcing ligaments |
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List and describe the different types of synovial joints. |
Plane joint- intercarapal and intertarsal joints Hinge joint- elbow and interphalageal joint Pivot joint ( proximal joint between the radius and the ulna Condylar joint (knuckles) Saddle joint- carpometacarpal joint of the thumb Ball and socket joint (shoulder and hip joints) |
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Define the different angular and circular movement of the body |
Plane joint- angular joint Hinge joint- angular Pivot joint- circular Condylar- angular Saddle joints- angular Ball and socket- multiaxle |
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