Ch 6&9 Flashcards
Slightly immovable (joint)
Between vertebrae
Ball and socket (joint)
Shoulder and hip
Ellipsodial (joint)
Between metacarpals and phalanges
Gliding (joint)
Between various bones of the wrist and ankle
Hinge (joint)
Elbow and knee
Pivot (joint)
Between radius and ulna
Saddle (joint)
Between metacarpal and carpal of thumb
Flexion (movement)
Decreasing the angle between parts
Extension (movement)
Increasing the angle between parts
Dorsiflexion (movement)
Flexing the foot
Plantar flexion (movement)
Extending the foot
Hyperextension (movement)
Extension beyond the anatomical position
Abduction (movement)
Moving away from the midline
Adduction (movement)
Moving towards the midline
Rotation (movement)
Moving Round the axis
Circumduction (movement)
Moving so that the end follows a circular path
Pronation (movement)
Turning Palm downward
Supination (movement)
Turning the palm upward
Eversion (movement)
Turning the foot outward
Inversion (movement)
Turning the foot inward
Retraction (movement)
Moving a part backwards
Protraction (movement)
Moving a part forward
Elevation (movement)
Raising a part
Depression (movement)
Lowering a part