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Details Title: Muscle Movement Description: Articlations and Body Movements Total Flash Cards: 18 Created: 04/07/2006 14:00:17	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term INSERTION Definition MOVABLE ATTACHMENT ("ACTION") Term ORIGIN Definition IMMOVABLE ATTACHMENT Term FLEXION (knee bend) Definition DECREASES ANGLE OF JOINT AND REDUCES DISTANCE B/T 2 BONES Term EXTENSION (STRAIGTHENING KNEE OR ELBOW) Definition INCREASES ANGLE OF JOINT AND DISTANCE B/T 2 BONES OR BODY Term ABDUCTION (ARMS AWAY OR FINGERS APART) Definition MVMT AWAY FROM MIDLINE Term ADDUCTION (ARMS TOWARD BODY) Definition LIMBS TOWARD MIDLINE Term ROTATION (ROTATE HEAD, C1 AXIS) Definition MVMT AROUND LONGITUDINAL AXIS Term CIRCUMDUCTION (ARM CIRCLES) Definition ROTATION Term PRONATION (PALMS DOWN) Definition DISTAL END OF RADIUS MOVES ACROSS ULNA Term SUPINATION (PALMS UP) Definition RADIUS AND ULNA ARE PARALLEL ACCEPT "SOUP" Term INVERSION (FOOT INWARD) Definition MEDIAL TURNING OF FOOT Term EVERSION (FOOT OUTWARD) Definition LATERAL TURNING OF FOOT Term DORSIFLEXION (STANDING ON HEELS) Definition ANKLE JOINT GOES IN DORSAL DIRECTION Term PLANTAR FLEXION (POINTING TOES) Definition ANKLE JOINT WHERE FOOT FLEXES DOWNWARD Term AGONIST (AKA PRIME MOVERS) Definition INITIATES MUSCLE CAUSING THE ACTION/MOVEMENT...FLEXION AT ELBOW CAUSED BY BICEPS Term ANTAGONIST (TRICEPS OPPOSES MOTION OF BICEP) Definition MUSCLE THAT ACTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE AGONIST...EXTENSION OF ARM MAKES THIS THE TRICEP AN ANTAGONIST) Term SYNERGIST (MAKE FIST W/O BENDING WRIST) Definition AIDS AGONISTS BY REDUCING UNWANTED MOVEMENTS BY OTHER MUSCLES...KEEPS OTHER MUSCLES FROM MOVING Term FIXATOR (MAINTAINS POSTURE, BACK MUSCLES) Definition SPEXIALIZED SYNERGISTS, IMMOBILIZES MUSCLES TO LIMIT UNWANTED MOVEMENT...DELTOIDS CAN ACT LIKE A FIXATOR WHEN CONCENTRATING ON MOVING ONLY THE LOWER ARM)