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| the study of movement; utilizes principles of mechanics, musculoskeletal anatomy, and neuromuscular physiology |
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| mechanical principles that relate directly to the human body are used in the study of this |
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| time, space, and mass aspects of a moving system |
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| same as anatomical position, except the palms face the sides of the body |
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| towards the midline of the body |
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| location or position farther from the midline |
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| above another or the upper surface of an organ or structure |
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| below another or the lower surgace of an organ or structure |
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| position or structure close to the head |
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| position or structure closer to the feet |
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| translatory motion; occurs in more or less a straight line from one location to another; all parts move the same distance, in same direction and at the same time |
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| when linear motion occurs in a straight line |
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| linear motion occurs in a curved path |
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| movement of an object about a fixed point; rotary motion; move at same angle, direction and time but not same distance |
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| movements of bones around a joint |
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| bending movement of one bone on another causing a decrease in the joint angle |
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| straightening movement of one bone from another causing an increase of the joint angle |
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| continuation of extension beyond the anatomical position |
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| continuation of extension beyond the anatomical position |
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| extension at both wrist and ankle joints |
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| movement away from the midline of the body |
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| movement toward the midline of the body |
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| when the shoulder joint is abducted to 90 degrees and then moved backward |
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| when the shoulder is adducted from the 90 degree position |
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| when the hand moves laterally or toward the thumb side |
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| when the hand moves medially from the anatomical position toward the little finger side at the wrist |
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| when the trunk moves sideways |
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| a circular, cone-shaped pattern that involves flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction |
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| movement of a bone or part around its longitudinal axis |
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| when the anterior surface moves inward toward the midline |
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| when the anterior surfaces moves outward away from the midline |
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| when the palm of the hand faces forward or anteriorly; palm up |
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| when the palm of the hand is facing backward or posteriorly; palm down |
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| when you move the sole of the foot inward at the ankle |
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| when you move the sole of the foot outward |
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| a linear movement along a plane parallel to the ground and away from the midline |
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| a linear movement alone a plane parallel to the ground toward the midline |
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