Sports Medicine- Anatomical Directions & Body Planes – Flashcards
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Abduction
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movement away from the body
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Adduction
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movement toward the body
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Anatomical Position
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the neutral stance of the individual; standing, facing foward with arms at the sides and plams facing forward
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Anterior or Ventral
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the front of the body or body part
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Circumduction
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a circular movement of a limb or eye
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Distal
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farthest from a point of reference (opposite of proximal)
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Dorsiflexion
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bending of the foot or toes upward
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Eversion
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turning the sole of the foot outward
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Extension
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act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
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External or Peripheral
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near the surface
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External Rotation
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turning outward or away from the midline of the body
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Flexion
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act of bending a joint
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Hyperflexion
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in excess of normal flexion
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Internal
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refers to a deeper position
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Internal Rotation
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the turning of a limb toward the midline of the body
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Inversion
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turning the sole of the foot inward
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Lateral
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away from the midline of the body
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Medial
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toward the midline of the body
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Sagittal plane
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divides the body into equal and symmetrical right and left halves
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Palmar
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ventral aspect of the hand (palm of hand)
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Transverse plane
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horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
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Frontal plane
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a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
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Posterior or Dorsal
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the back of the body or body part
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Plantarflexion
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ankle movement pointing the foot downward
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Proxmial
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close to the point of reference
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Prone
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lying face downward
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Supine
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lying face upward
