Classification Of Joints

Question 1

Hinge joint

Answer 1

Found in knee, elbow, ankle
Knee - femur, tibia, fibula, patella
Elbow - humerus, ulna, radius
Ankle,- tibia, fibula, tarsals

Question 2

Ball and socket joint

Answer 2

Found in the hip and shoulder
Hip - pelvis, femur
Shoulder - scapula, humerus and clavicle

Question 3

Pivot joint

Answer 3

Neck - cervical vertebrae - axis and atlas

Question 4

Condyloid joint

Answer 4

Found in wrist - carpals, ulna, radius

Question 5

What are the four joints?

Answer 5

Pivot, hinge, ball and socket, condyloid

Question 6

Movements possible at the joints

Answer 6

Flexion and extension
Adduction and abduction
Plantar flextion and Dorsi flextion
Circumduction and rotation

Question 7

Flextion

Answer 7

Bending movement that decreases angle between body oarts

Question 8

Extension

Answer 8

Straightening movement increases angle between body parts

Question 9

Abduction

Answer 9

Movement of bone or limp away from midline of the joint

Question 10

Adduction

Answer 10

Movement of bone or limp towards midline of the joint

Question 11

Plantar flexion

Answer 11

Movement at the ankle joint that points toes downward

Question 12

Dorsi flextion

Answer 12

Movement at the ankle joint that points toes upwards

Question 13

Rotation

Answer 13

Rotational movement around joint or axis

Question 14

Circumduction

Answer 14

Combination of flexion, extension, abduction and Adduction in a circular movement