brief discription of anotmical terms
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| if the client was laying on their back what position would this be called | supine
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| if the client was laying face down they would be in a what position | prone
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| a line down the centre of the body is known as the | medial line
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| towards the front surface of the body | anterior
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| towards the back surface of the body | posterior
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| the palm of the hand | palmar surface
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| the sole of the foot | plantar surface
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| above or top surface | superior
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| below or bottom surface | inferior
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| closer to the root of the limb | proximal
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| further away from the root of the limb | distal
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| towards the middle line of the body | medial
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| away from the middle line of the body | lateral
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| close to or closer to the bodies surface | superficial
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| the palm of the hand | palmer surface
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| further away from the root of the limb | distal
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| away from the surface of the body | deep
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| bending a joint | flexion
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| straightening a limb | extension
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| moving a limb away from the midline of the body | abduction
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| moving a limb towards the middle line of the body | adduction
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| side bending of the trunk | lateral flexion
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| twisting of the trunk or limb | rotation
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| sweeping a limb through a cone shape in space that incorporates flexion extension abduction adduction | circumduction
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| twisting the forarm so that the palms turn upwards | supination
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| turning the forearm so that the palms turn downwards | pronation
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| bending the top of the foot | dorsiflexion
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| bending down the sole of the foot | planter flexion
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| turning the foot so that the sole faces inwards | inversion
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| turning the foot so that the sole faces outwards | eversion
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| the central axis of the body consists of the bones of the skull the neck and the trunk | axial skeleton
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| the appendages the limbs | appendicular skeleton
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