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motion terminology ( muscular )

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show moving away from the midline of body ( lifting your arm)  
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adduction   show
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show means bending or decreasing the angle at the joint ( bending arm at elbow)  
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show straightening or increasing angle at the joint ( straightening arm out straight )  
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elevation   show
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depression   show
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rotation   show
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show moving and extremity in a circular moition  
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show turning of your arm so that you palm is facing upward  
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show bending your foot upward at the ankle toward your face  
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show bending foot downward toward the ground at the ankle  
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retraction   show
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show moving a body part forward ( bending your head forward )  
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external rotation   show
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internal rotation   show
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