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| MOVABLE ATTACHMENT ("ACTION") |
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| DECREASES ANGLE OF JOINT AND REDUCES DISTANCE B/T 2 BONES |
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| EXTENSION (STRAIGTHENING KNEE OR ELBOW) |
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| INCREASES ANGLE OF JOINT AND DISTANCE B/T 2 BONES OR BODY |
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| ABDUCTION (ARMS AWAY OR FINGERS APART) |
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| ADDUCTION (ARMS TOWARD BODY) |
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| ROTATION (ROTATE HEAD, C1 AXIS) |
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| MVMT AROUND LONGITUDINAL AXIS |
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| CIRCUMDUCTION (ARM CIRCLES) |
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| DISTAL END OF RADIUS MOVES ACROSS ULNA |
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RADIUS AND ULNA ARE PARALLEL
ACCEPT "SOUP" |
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| DORSIFLEXION (STANDING ON HEELS) |
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| ANKLE JOINT GOES IN DORSAL DIRECTION |
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| PLANTAR FLEXION (POINTING TOES) |
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| ANKLE JOINT WHERE FOOT FLEXES DOWNWARD |
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| AGONIST (AKA PRIME MOVERS) |
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| INITIATES MUSCLE CAUSING THE ACTION/MOVEMENT...FLEXION AT ELBOW CAUSED BY BICEPS |
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| ANTAGONIST (TRICEPS OPPOSES MOTION OF BICEP) |
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| MUSCLE THAT ACTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE AGONIST...EXTENSION OF ARM MAKES THIS THE TRICEP AN ANTAGONIST) |
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| SYNERGIST (MAKE FIST W/O BENDING WRIST) |
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| AIDS AGONISTS BY REDUCING UNWANTED MOVEMENTS BY OTHER MUSCLES...KEEPS OTHER MUSCLES FROM MOVING |
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| FIXATOR (MAINTAINS POSTURE, BACK MUSCLES) |
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| SPEXIALIZED SYNERGISTS, IMMOBILIZES MUSCLES TO LIMIT UNWANTED MOVEMENT...DELTOIDS CAN ACT LIKE A FIXATOR WHEN CONCENTRATING ON MOVING ONLY THE LOWER ARM) |
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