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Unit 4 Fundamental Anatomical Movements
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Frontal Abduction
Movement away from the midline of the body
Frontal Adduction
Movement toward the midline of the body
Frontal Elevation
Moving to a superior position at the scapula
Frontal Depression
Moving to an inferior position at the scapula
Sagittal Flexion
Decreasing the angle between two bones
Sagittal Extension
Increasing the angle between two bones
Sagittal Dorsiflexion
Moving the top of the foot toward the shin at the ankle joint
Sagittal Plantarflexion
Moving the top fo the foot away from the shin at the ankle joing
Transverse Rotation
Internal or external turning about the vertical axis of a bone
Transverse Pronation
Rotating the hand and the wrist medially from the elbow
Transverse Supination
Rotating the hand and the wrist laterally from the elbow
Transverse Horizontal Adduction
From a 90 degree abduction arm position, the humerus is flexed toward the midline of the body in the transverse plane
Transverse Horizontal Abduction
From a 90 degree adduction arm position, the humerus is extended away from the midline of the body in the transverse plan
Multiplanar Circumduction
Combination of flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction in a sequence
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Unit 4 Fundamental Anatomical Movements
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Fundamental Anatomical Movements
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