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Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
The muscle that has the major responsibility for causing a particular movement even though several muscles are contracting at the same time	prime mover
The front of an organism, organ, or part	Anterior
The back of an organism, organ, or part	Posterior
A location landmark toward the midline of the body	Medial
A location/landmark away from the middle of the body	Lateral
A movement away from the midline, or median plane of the body	Abduction
A movement toward the midline, or median plane of the body	Adduction
Moving the palm of the hand from a posterior, or downward-facinf position, to an anterior position, or upward facing position	Supination
Moving the palm of the hand from an anterior, or upward-pacing position to a posterior, or downward facing position	Pronation
A movement that decreases the angle of the joint and brings two bones closer together (bending the knee or below)	Flexion
A movement that increases the angle, or the distance, between two bones or parts of the body (straightening knee or elbow)	Extension
A contraction in whick the muscle gets shorter as it contracts	Concentric
A contraction in which the muscle lengthens as it contracts	Eccentric