ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781260265217
Author: McKinley
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 9.5, Problem 12WDYL
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The difference between flexion and extension and the movements involved in circumduction.

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The angle between two bones is reduced or increased by angular motion. Many synovial joints can experience these movements. They are divided into the following categories: flexion and extension, abduction and adduction, lateral flexion, and circumduction are all examples of movement.

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