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Muscle movement

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Term
Meaning
Flexion   bending movent results in a decrease in the angle of a joint.  
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Extension   movement that increased the angle of a joint.  
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Hypertension   excessive or unnatural movement in direction of extension  
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Lateral flexion   side bending of head neck or trunk. Only in spine  
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Abduction   lateral movement away from midline in the frontal plane  
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Adduction   Medial movement toward midline  
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Protraction   Movement anteriorly of shoulder blades or jaw  
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Retraction   Movement of shoulder blades to posterior  
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Elevation   Lifting or raising a part superiorly  
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Depression   Lowering a body part inferiorly  
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Upward rotation   Glenoid fossa moves upward  
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Downward rotation   Glenoid fossa moves downward  
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Horizontal abduction   Humerous moves in a horizontal plane posterior to frontal plane  
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Horizontal adduction   Humerous moves in horizontal anterior to frontal plane  
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Circumduction   Circular movement of hips or shoulders  
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Rotation   Relvolving the head, neck, trunk, or pelvis about long axis  
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Medial(internal) rotation   Rotation of a bone on a long axis toward midline of the body  
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Lateral (external) rotation   Rotation of a bone on a long axis away from the midline of the body  
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Oppostion   Thumb pad to finger pad  
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Dorsiflection   Standing on your heels  
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Plantar flexion   Standing on your toes  
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Eversion of foot   roll bottom of foot out  
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Inversion of foot   roll bottom of foot in  
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Supination   Rotation of forearm so palm faces up  
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Pronation   Rotation of forearm so palm faces down  
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Skeletal muscles   Attach to bone, voluntary,striated  
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Cardiac muscle   Heart, striated, involuntary  
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Smooth muscle   Involuntary, walls of organs  
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Origin   Generally the more proximal attachment site, more fixed point  
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Insertion   Generally the more distall attachment site, more mobile point  
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Action   Activity performed by a muscle  
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Fetal position   position of total flexion  
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Isotonic contraction   Muscles only pull, no change in length  
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Concentric contraction (isotonic)   Tension, shortens,movement against gravity  
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Eccentric contraction (isotonic)   Tension, lengthing, movement with gravity  
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Isometric contraction   Tension, no change in length  
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Agonist   Main muscle(s) that produces movement  
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Antagonist   Muscles that are opposite of agonist  
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Synergist   Muscle(s) that assists the agonist  
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Stabilizers   Muscles that surround a jint or body part (keep head in socket)  
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Neutralizer   Counteract or neutralize action of another muscle  
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ROM   Range of motion  
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Muscle crosses joint posteriorly   Moves body part posteriorly  
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Muscle crosses joint aneteriorly   Moves body part anteriorly  
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uscle crosses joint medially   Moves body part medially  
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Muscle crosses joint laterally   Movs body part laterally  
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Rectus (direction of fibers)   Straight  
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Transverse (direction of fibers)   perpendicular to midline  
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Oblique (direction of fibers)   at an angle to midline  
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Magnus (size)   Large  
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Maximus (size)   Largest  
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Medius (size)   Middle-sized  
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Minimus (size)   Smallest  
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Biceps   2 heads  
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Triceps   3 heads  
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Deltoid   Triangular  
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Trapezious   Trapezoidal  
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Longus   Long  
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Brevis   Short  
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Superficialis   Close to surface  
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Profundus   Deep  
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