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Skeletal System/Unit 4 > Joint Types & Movement > Flashcards

Joint Types & Movement Flashcards

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Flexion

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bending of a joint (flexing)

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Extension

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Straightening of a joint

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Hyper extension

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Extension beyond anatomical position

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Adduction

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Movement toward the midline of the body

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Abduction

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Movement away from the midline of the body

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Pronation

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turning the palm downward

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Supination

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rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward

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Dorsiflexion

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bending of the foot of the toes upward

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Plantar flexion

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Ankle movement pointing the foot downward

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Circumduction

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circular movement of a limb at the far end

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Rotation

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rotate around fixed point

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Eversion

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turning outward

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Inversion

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turning inward

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Protraction

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Moving a part forward

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Retraction

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Moving a part backward

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Elevation

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raising a body part

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Depression

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lowering a body part

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ball and socket joint

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shoulder and hip, multiaxial

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Hinge joint

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Joint between bones (as at the elbow or knee) that permits motion

20
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condyloid joint

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synovial joint that does everything except rotating, ex wrists

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Pivot Joint

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Allows for rotation around the length of a bone, and only allows for rotation. ex neck

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gliding joint

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allows one bone to slide over another; found in wrist and ankles

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saddle joint

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type of joint found at the base of each thumb; allows grasping and rotation

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Synovial joints

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freely movable joints

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Fibrous joints

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consists of inflexible layers of dense connective tissue, holds the bones tightly together

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cartilaginous joints

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allow only slight movement and consist of bones connected entirely by cartilage

Skeletal System/Unit 4 (5 decks)

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