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Directional Terms Matching
runs longitudinally dividing the body into front and back parts
Frontal or Coronal plane
Adduction
movement towards the midline Ex: fingers all together
Extension
increases the angle of a joint moving ventral surfaces apart Ex: open hand, extending fingers
Anterior/Posterior
front/back
Flexion
decreases the angle of a joint and brings ventral surfaces together Ex: making fist
Rotation
movement of a bone around its vertical axis Ex: turning the arm inward or outward
Inversion
turning inward
Medial/lateral
towards the midline/away from the midline
Circumduction
movement of the bone so that the proximal end is stable but the distal end outlines a circle - involves flexion, extension, adduction and abduction.
Superior/Inferior
above/below
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