Joint Types Flashcards
1
Q
Name the 4 types of joints and where there’re located.
A
Pivot - neck
Ball and socket - hip & shoulder
Hinge - elbow & knee
Condyloid- wrist
2
Q
What’s a joint
A
A place where 2 or more bones meet.
3
Q
What’s the acronym for remembering the joints
A
Pass
By
Have
Cake
4
Q
What movements are available at hinge joints?
A
Flexion & extension
5
Q
What movement is available at the pivot joint?
A
Rotation of the neck
6
Q
What movements is available at the ball & socket joints?
A
Flexion, extension, rotation, adduction , abduction…
7
Q
Adduction
A
Moving a joints TOWARDS the midline of the body.
- a forehand stroke in tennis
8
Q
Abduction
A
Moving the joints AWAY from the midline of the body
- star jumps
9
Q
Flexion
A
