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| tissue composed of fibers that can contract, causing movement of an organ, or part of the body |
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| striated muscle / skeletal muscle |
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| voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton |
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| involuntary muscle found in internal organs |
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| muscle end attached to the bone that does not move when the muscle contracts |
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| muscle end attached to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts |
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| a band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone |
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| a band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle |
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| Anatomic or Anatomical Position |
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| a term or reference that health professionals use when noting body planes, positions, or directions : the person is assumed to be standing upright, facing forward, feet pointed forward and slightly apart, with arms at the sides and palms facing forward; the patient is visualized in this pose when applying any other term of reference |
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| coronal plane / frontal plane |
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| vertical division of the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions |
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| vertical division of the body into right and left portions |
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| horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions |
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| From back to front, as in reference to an x-ray |
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| situated above another structure, toward the head |
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| situated below another structure, away from the head |
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| toward the beginning or origin of a structure; for example, the proximal aspect of the femur (thigh bone) is the area closest ot where it attaches to the hip |
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| away from the beginning or origin of a structure; for example, the distal aspect of the femur (thigh bone) is the area at the end of the bone near the knee |
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| toward the middle (midline) |
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| the imaginary line that runs through the center of the body or a body part |
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| lying down, especially in bed; lateral debucitus is lying on the side (decumbo = to lie down) |
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| horizontal recumbent; lying flat on the back ("on the spine") |
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| bending at the joint so that the angle between the bones is decreased |
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| straightening at the joint so that the angle between the bones is increased |
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| movement away from the body |
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| circular movement around in an axis |
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| turning outward, i.e., of a foot |
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| turning inward, i.e., of a foot |
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| turning of the palmar surface (palm of the hand) or plantar surface (sole of the foot) upward or forward |
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| turning of the palmar surface (palm of the hand) or plantar surface (sole of the foot) downwards or backwards |
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| bending of the foot or toes upward |
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| bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes toward the ground |
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| total motion possible in a joint, described by the terms related to body movements (i.e., ability to flex, extend, abduct, or adduct); measured in degrees |
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| a device used to measure joint angles |
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