ch. 8 Flashcards
plane joint is
gliding movements
example of plane joint
carpals at wrist, clavicle with sternum
pivot joints involve
rotation around axis
pivot joint example
atlas and axis, proximal ulna and radius
hinge joint is
door,
example of hinge
elbow
saddle joint is
hinge joint in two directions
saddle joint example
thumb and trapezium
condylar joint is
round ball bone fits into socket on another
ball and socket joint ex
shoulder and hip
condylar joint ex
joints in fingers
two joints in knee are
patellofemoral joint (plane)
tibiofemoral joint (hinge)
knee can reach up to degree
160 degrees
primary movements to the knee are
flexion and extension
fiber around our knee to help close off
medial and lateral patellar retinacula