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How does the frontal plane divide the body?
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Into anterior and posterior sections
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How does the sagittal plane divide the body?
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Into right and left sections of the body
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What is the difference between the midsagittal plane and the parasagittal plane?
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Mid sagittal plane divides the body into superficially equal left and right parts. The parasagittal divides the body into left and right in unequal parts.
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How does the transverse plane divide the body?
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Into superior and inferior sections
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What is another name for anterior?
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Ventral
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What is another name for posterior?
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Dorsal
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Describe anatomical position
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Feet together, palms facing foward (supinated), feet flat, facing forward, standing erect.
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What is angular movement?
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A movement that causes the angle of a joint to increase or decrease
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What are the four types of angular movements?
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Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction
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What is rotation?
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Moving a body part around its point of attachment or turning a part on its axis.
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What happens to the angle b/w bones during extension?
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It increases
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What happens to the angle b/w bones during flexion?
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It descreases
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What is the direction of movement during abduction?
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Away from the midline
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What is the direction of movement during adduction?
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Towards the midline
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What is it called when a part rotates towards the inside of the body?
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Medial rotation / internal rotation
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