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Directional Terminology

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Runs longitudinally dividing the body into left and right parts   show
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runs longitudinally dividing the body into front and back parts   show
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show Transverse plane  
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Superior/Inferior   show
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Anterior/Posterior   show
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show towards the midline/away from the midline  
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Cranial/Caudal   show
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show back side/belly side  
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Proximal/Distal   show
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show towards the surface (external)/away from the surface (internal)  
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show decreases the angle of a joint and brings ventral surfaces together Ex: making fist  
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show increases the angle of a joint moving ventral surfaces apart Ex: open hand, extending fingers  
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show movement towards the midline Ex: fingers all together  
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Abduction   show
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Inversion   show
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show turning outward  
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show movement of the ankle joint so that you are standing on your heels  
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Plantarflexion   show
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show movement of a bone around its vertical axis Ex: turning the arm inward or outward  
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show movement of the bone so that the proximal end is stable but the distal end outlines a circle - involves flexion, extension, adduction and abduction.  
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