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VETT 118
Chapter 2 - Position and movement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Recumbant | lying down |
| Dorsal recumbency | lying on the back |
| Ventral recumbency | lying on the belly; also called sternal recumbency. |
| Left lateral recumbency | lying on the left side |
| Right lateral recumbency | lying on the right side |
| Prone | means lying in ventral or sternal recumbency |
| Supine | means lying in dorsal recumbency |
| Adduction | means movement toward the midline |
| Abduction | means movement away from the midline |
| Flexion | means closure of a joint angle or reduction of the angle between two bones. |
| Extension | means straightening of a joint angle or an increase in the angle between two bones. |
| Hyperflexion/Hyperextension | occurs when a joint is flexed or extended too far. |
| Supination | the act of rotating the limb or body part so that the palmar surface is turned upward |
| Pronation | the act of rotating the limb or body part so that the palmar surface is turned downward. |
| Rotation | another term of movement that means circular movement around an axis. |