Joints Flashcards
1
Q
plane or gliding
A
back and forth sliding, like carpals of wrist or intervertebral
2
Q
saddle
A
back and forth, side to side, and some pivotal, like twiddling thumbs
3
Q
hinge
A
back and forth, like elbow, knee, or ankle
4
Q
pivot
A
one bone rotates around the other, like dens of axis and atlas
5
Q
ball and socket
A
ball shape process of one bone in cup shaped socket of another bone, like shoulder and hip joints
6
Q
ellipsoid
A
back and forth and circular
6
Q
flexion
A
decrease angle of joint
7
Q
extension
A
increase angle of joint
8
Q
hyperextension
A
extend joint beyond anatomical position
9
Q
dorsiflexion
A
decreasing angle of ankle joint
10
Q
plantar flexion
A
increasing angle of ankle joint
11
Q
abduction
A
away from median
12
Q
adduction
A
toward median
13
Q
rotation
A
turn along long axis
14
Q
supination
A
palms facing up
