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Decreases joint angle
Flexor
Increases joint angle
Extensor
Moves bone away from midline
Abductor
Moves bone closer to midline
Adductor
Turns palm superiorly or anteriorly
Supinator
Turns palm inferiorly or posteriorly
Pronator
Produces superior movement
Levator
Produces inferior movement
Depressor
Makes a body part rigid
Tensor
Decreases size of opening
Sphincter
Means long
Longus
Means longest
Longissimus
Means long and round
Teres
Means short
Brevis
Large
Magnus
Larger
Major
Largest
Maximus
Small
Minor
Smallest
Minimus
Great
Vastus
Involves an increase in the angle between articulating bones; usually in the sagittal plane
Extension
Continuation of extension beyond the anatomical position
Hyperextension
Involves a decrease in the angle between articulating bones; usually in the sagittal plane
Flexion
Movement of the torso in the frontal plane
Lateral flexion
Movement of a bone away from the midline; usually in the frontal plane
Abduction
Movement of a bone toward the midline; usually in the frontal plane
Adduction
A combination of flexion abduction extension and adduction in succession in which the distal end of a body part describes a circle
Circumduction
Movement of a part of the body superiorly
Elevation
Movement of a part of the body inferiorly
Depression
Movement of the forearm in which the palm is turning anteriorly or superiorly
Supination
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Movement Nomenclature
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All of the terms from lab on thursday 2/15/18
Updated
2018-02-16T20:00:50Z
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