 | Term | Definition |
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Kinesiology |
study of movement |
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Anterior/ventral |
front |
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Posterior/dorsal |
Back |
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Superior/cranial/cephalic |
toward the top of the head |
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Inferior/caudal |
toward the bottom |
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Medial |
toward the midline |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline |
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Proximal |
toward the center of the body |
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Distal |
Away for the center of the body |
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Palmar/ Volar |
toward the palm of the hand |
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Plantar |
toward the bottom of the foot |
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Deep |
toward the inside of the body |
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Superficial |
toward the outside of the body |
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Ipsilateral |
on the same side of the body |
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Contralateral |
On the opposite side of the body |
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Flexion |
motion that shortens a limb |
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Extension |
motion that lengthens a limb |
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Hyperextension |
extension past neutral |
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Circumduction |
motion of a limb that draws a circle |
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Abduction |
motion away from the midline |
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Adduction |
motion toward the midline |
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Rotation |
motion that turns a body part |
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Axis of rotation |
An imaginary line around which rotation occurs |
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Longitudinal axis |
Along the length of the limb |
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Sagittal plane |
divides the body into L and R sides |
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Frontal/ Coronal plane |
divides the body into anterior and posterior sides (front & back) |
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Transverse/ Horizontal plane |
divides the body into superior and inferior sides (top & bottom) |
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