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CMT-Med-Terminology

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A standard position in which the person stands upright with the feet slightly apart, arms hanging at the sides, and palms facing forward with thumbs outward is called what type of position?   show
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show Abduction  
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The study of mechanical principles, movements, and actions applied to living bodies is known as:   show
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show depression.  
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The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body is called:   show
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show horizontal adduction.  
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show dorsiflexion.  
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show Elevation  
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The movement of the sole of the foot outward, as in away from the midline, is called:   show
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show extension.  
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The rotary movement around the longitudinal axis of a bone away from the midline of the body is called:   show
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The term for a movement that decreases the angle between two bones as the body part moves out of the anatomic position is:   show
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Dividing the body into anterior and posterior is a description of what type of plane?   show
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The movement of the humerus in the horizontal plane away from the midline of the body is called:   show
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The term for the movement of the humerus in the horizontal plane toward the midline of the body is:   show
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show Hyperextension  
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A branch of mechanics that involves the time, space, and mass aspects of a moving system is called:   show
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The study of movement that combines the fields of anatomy, physiology, physics, and geometry and relates them to human movement is called:   show
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show lateral flexion.  
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show lateral recumbent.  
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Movement of the thumb across the palmar aspect to make contact with the fingers is called:   show
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show plantar flexion.  
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show pronation.  
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show Prone  
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show Protraction  
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show prefix.  
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Backward movement in a horizontal plane is called:   show
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Partial turning or pivoting in an arc around a central axis is called:   show
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show supination.  
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What is the term for lying horizontal with the face up?   show
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What word element contains the basic meaning of the word?   show
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show Suffix  
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The scapular motion that turns the glenoid fossa upward and moves the inferior angle superiorly and laterally away from the spinal column is called:   show
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If “encephal(o)” means “brain,” then “encephalopathy” means:   show
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show transverse.  
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The midsagittal plane divides the body into parts that are:   show
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show Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral regions  
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