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  2. Anatomical terms of motion - Wikipedia

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    These terms come from Latin words with similar meanings, ab-being the Latin prefix indicating ' away ', ad-indicating ' toward ', and ducere meaning ' to draw or pull '. [b] Abduction is a motion that pulls a structure or part away from the midline of the body, carried out by one or more abductor muscles.

  3. Kinesiology - Wikipedia

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    The Swedish medical gymnast and kinesiologist Carl August Georgii , Professor at the Royal Gymnastic Central Institute GCI in Stockholm, was the one who created and coined the new international word Kinesiology in 1854. [78] The term Kinesiology is a literal translation to Greek+English from the original Swedish word Rörelselära, meaning ...

  4. Anatomical terms of muscle - Wikipedia

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    These terms are often used after the particular muscle such as gluteus maximus, and gluteus minimus. [13] By shape deltoid means triangular; quadratus means having four sides; rhomboideus means having a rhomboid shape; teres means round or cylindrical, trapezius means having a trapezoid shape, rectus means straight.

  5. List of abductors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Abduction is an anatomical term of motion referring to a movement which draws a limb out to the side, away from the median sagittal plane of the body. It is thus opposed to adduction . Upper limb

  6. Davis's law - Wikipedia

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    Davis's law is used in anatomy and physiology to describe how soft tissue models along imposed demands. It is similar to Wolff's law, which applies to osseous tissue.It is a physiological principle stating that soft tissue heal according to the manner in which they are mechanically stressed.

  7. Anatomical terminology - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology is a specialized system of terms used by anatomists, zoologists, and health professionals, such as doctors, surgeons, and pharmacists, to describe the structures and functions of the body. This terminology incorporates a range of unique terms, prefixes, and suffixes derived primarily from Ancient Greek and Latin.

  8. Myofascial trigger point - Wikipedia

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    The term "trigger point" was coined in 1942 by Dr. Janet Travell to describe a clinical finding with the following characteristics: [citation needed]. Pain related to a discrete, irritable point in skeletal muscle or fascia, not caused by acute local trauma, inflammation, degeneration, neoplasm or infection.

  9. Laban movement analysis - Wikipedia

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    The body category describes structural and physical characteristics of the human body while moving. This category is responsible for describing which body parts are moving, which parts are connected, which parts are influenced by others, and general statements about body organization.