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Modern Vocabulary List |
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contraction - to curve the spine forward |
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arch - to curve the spine backward |
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side-lift - to curve the spine sideways |
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twist - to rotate the spine |
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undercurve - a "U"-shaped pathway through space |
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overcurve - a rainbow-shaped pathway through space |
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spine - the bones of the back |
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vertebra - one of the many small bones that make up the spine |
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pelvis - a bowl of bone which includes the hip bones, hip sockets, sit bones and pubic bones |
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5 sections of the spine: |
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cervical |
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thoracic |
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lumbar |
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sacrum |
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coccyx |
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parallel - thighs, knees and toes straight ahead |
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turn-out - outward rotation of the thigh bone in the hip socket |
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turn-in - inward rotation of the thigh bone in the hip socket |
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center - the mid-point of the body |
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