Modules 1-4

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Medial
Toward or at the midline of the body
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Lateral
Away from the midline or the body
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Intermediate
Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Proximal
Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachement of a limb to the brody trunk
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Distal
Farther from the origin of the body part or the point of attachement of a limb to the trunk
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Superficial/ external
Toward or at the body surface
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Deep/internal
Awy from the body surface
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Flexion
Closing of a joint
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Extension
Opening of a joint "straightening"
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Abduction
Movement away from midline
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Adduction
movement towards midline
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Dorsiflexion
Flexionsuperiorlu occuring at the subtalar joint, movement of the toes up
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Plantarflexion
Flexion inferiorlu occuring at the subtalar joint, movement of the toes down
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Ulnar deviation
Medial movement of the wrist towards the ulna
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Pronation
Rotation of the forearm so that the palm faces posteriorly or rotation od the ankle so the ile of the foot faces laterally
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Supination
Rotation of the forearm so the palm faces anteirorly or rotation of the ankle so the sole of the foot faces medially
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Elevation
Upward movement of a structure
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Depression
Downward movement of a structure
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Retraction
Movement of a structure to be drawn in the posterior directin, drawn backward
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Protraction
Movement of a structure to be drawn in the anterior direction, drawn foreward
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Axial part of the body
head, neck, trunk
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Sagittal plane
Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections
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Frontal plane
Divide the body into anterior and posterior sections
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Transverse plane
A horizontal plane that runs from right ot left and divides the body into superior and inferior parts
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