Skeetal system

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  • Created on: 02-11-16 12:55
Abduction
is movement away from the mid-line of the body
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Adduction
is movement towards the mid-line of the body
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Flexion
is movement decreasing the angle between articulating bones
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Extension
is movement increasing the angle between articulating bones
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Circumduction
is a conical movement of a limb extending from the joint (e.g. shoulder or hip) at which the movement is controlled
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Rotation
is movement in which something, e.g. a bone or a whole limb, pivots or revolves around a single long axis
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Card 2

Front

is movement towards the mid-line of the body

Back

Adduction

Card 3

Front

is movement decreasing the angle between articulating bones

Back

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Card 4

Front

is movement increasing the angle between articulating bones

Back

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Card 5

Front

is a conical movement of a limb extending from the joint (e.g. shoulder or hip) at which the movement is controlled

Back

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