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VETT 118 - Week 2
Recumbency and Movement
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Recumbent | Lying down |
| Dorsal Recumbency | Lying on the back |
| Ventral Recumbency (Sternal Recumbency) | Lying on the belly |
| Left Lateral Recumbency | Lying on the left side |
| Right Lateral Recumbency | Lying on the right side |
| Prone | Lying on the belly (used in human medicine) |
| Supine | Lying on the back (used in human medicine) |
| Adduction | Movement toward the midline |
| Abduction | Movement away from the midline |
| Flexion | Closure of a joint angle, or reduction of the angle between two bones |
| Extension | Straightening of a joint angle, or an increase in the angle between two bones |
| Hyperflexion | Over flexing of a joint (palmar or plantar movement) |
| Hyperextension | Over extension of a joint (dorsal movement) beyond the reference angle |
| Supination | The act of rotating the limb or body part so that the palmar surface is turned upward. |
| Pronation | The act of rotating a limb or body part so that the palmar surface is turned downward. |
| Rotation | Circular movement around an axis. |