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Muscle Movements Every muscle attached to AT LEAST two points Origin Attached to immovable or less movable bone Insertion Attached to movable bone When muscle contracts, insertion --> origin
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Muscle Movements Flexion Decreases angle of the joint and brings two bones closer together Extension Opposite of flexion If greater than 180˚ hypertension
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Muscle Movements Abduction Moving a limb away from midline Fanning of fingers or toes Adduction Toward midline
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Muscle Movements Rotation Around longitudinal axis Circumduction Flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction
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Muscle Movements Pronation Moving the palm from upward-facing to downward-facing Supination Opposite of pronation
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Muscle Movements Inversion Turning sole of foot so it faces medially Eversion Turning sole of the foot laterally
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Muscle Movements Dorsiflexion Standing on your heels Plantar flexion Standing on your toes
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