Joints practical examples

Question 1

What type of joint is the ankle?

Answer 1

Hinge joint

Question 2

What bones articulate at the ankle joint?

Answer 2

Tibia, fibula and talus

Question 3

What plane of movement does the ankle joint move in?

Answer 3

Sagittal

Question 4

What is the agonist for dorsi flexion?

Answer 4

Tibialis anterior

Question 5

What is the agonist for plantar flexion?

Answer 5

Gastrocnemius and soleus

Question 6

Give a practical example at the ankle joint

Answer 6

Contemporary dancers use their feet to shape their bodily movements, concentrically contracting their gastrocnemius and soleus to plantar flex the ankle creates a fully extended finish to the leg in a split jump or to go en-pointe

Question 7

What joint type is the knee?

Answer 7

Hinge

Question 8

What are the articulating bones around the knee?

Answer 8

Femur and tibia

Question 9

What plane of movement does the knee move in?

Answer 9

Sagittal

Question 10

What are the agonist muscles for flexion of the knee?

Answer 10

Bicep femoris (hamstring group)

Question 11

What are the agonist muscles for extension of the knee?

Answer 11

Rectus femoris (quadriceps group)

Question 12

Give a practical application of the knee joint

Answer 12

Essential for creating power in a football penalty shot by concentrically contracting the bicep femoris flexes the knee joint in the preparation phase. Concentrically contracting the rectus femoris extends the knee joint in the execution phase through a large range of motion

Question 13

What type of joint is the hip?

Answer 13

Ball and socket

Question 14

What are the articulating bones at the hip?

Answer 14

Pelvic girdle and femur

Question 15

In what plane does the hip move?

Answer 15

Sagittal, frontal and transverse

Question 16

What is the agonist muscle for flexion of the hip?

Answer 16

Ilipsoas

Question 17

What is the agonist muscle for extension of the hip?

Answer 17

Gluteus maximus

Question 18

What is the agonist muscle for adduction of the hip?

Answer 18

Adductor longus, brevis and magnus

Question 19

What is the agonist muscle for abduction of the hip?

Answer 19

Gluteus medius and minimus

Question 20

What is the agonist muscle for medial rotation of the hip?

Answer 20

Gluteus medius and minimus

Question 21

What is the agonist muscle for lateral rotation of the hip?

Answer 21

Gluteus maximus

Question 22

Give a practical example of movement at the hip

Answer 22

Olympic weightlifting in the upward phase of a squat, the gluteus maximus will act as the agonist to concentrically contract to create hip extension while the ilipsoas, as the antagonist, co-ordinates the action

Question 23

What type of joint is the elbow?

Answer 23

Hinge

Question 24

What are the articulating bones at the elbow?

Answer 24

Humerus, radius and ulna

Question 25

What plane does the elbow move in?

Answer 25

Sagittal

Question 26

What is the agonist for flexion of the elbow?

Answer 26

Bicep brachii

Question 27

What is the agonist for extension of the elbow?

Answer 27

Triceps brachii

Question 28

Give a practical example of the elbow joint

Answer 28

Creating power in a netball shot, in the preparation phase, the bicep brachii concentrically contract to flex the elbow, lowering the ball. In the execution phase, the tricep brachii concentrically contract to extend the elbow joint through a large range of motion to generate force to apply to the ball

Question 29

What type of joint is the shoulder?

Answer 29

Ball and socket

Question 30

What are the articulating bones of the shoulder?

Answer 30

Humerus and scapula

Question 31

What plane does the shoulder move in?

Answer 31

Sagittal, Frontal, Transverse

Question 32

What is the agonist for shoulder flexion?

Answer 32

Anterior deltoid

Question 33

What is the agonist for shoulder extension?

Answer 33

Posterior deltoid

Question 34

What is the agonist for shoulder adduction?

Answer 34

Latissimus dorsi

Question 35

What is the agonist for shoulder flexion?

Answer 35

Posterior deltoid

Question 36

What is the agonist for shoulder adduction?

Answer 36

Latissimus dorsi

Question 37

What is the agonist for shoulder abduction?

Answer 37

Middle deltoid

Question 38

What is the agonist for shoulder horizontal flexion?

Answer 38

Pectoralis major

Question 39

What is the agonist for shoulder horizontal extension?

Answer 39

Posterior deltoid and teres minor

Question 40

What is the agonist for shoulder medial rotation?

Answer 40

Teres major

Question 41

What is the agonist for shoulder lateral rotation?

Answer 41

Teres minor

Question 42

Give a practical example of the shoulder

Answer 42

To mobilise the shoulder as part of a warm up, you may use star jumps in which the middle deltoid will concentrically contract in the upward phase to abduct the shoulder joint

Question 43

What joint type is the wrist?

Answer 43

Condyloid joint

Question 44

What are the articulating bones of the wrist?

Answer 44

Radius, ulna and carpals

Question 45

What plane does the wrist move in?

Answer 45

Sagittal

Question 46

What is the agonist for wrist flexion?

Answer 46

Wrist flexors

Question 47

What is the agonist for wrist extension?

Answer 47

Wrist extensors

Question 48

Give a practical example of the wrist

Answer 48

Basketball players concentrically contract the writs flexors which act as the agonist to flex the wrist as the ball is released in a jump shot, this enable back spin n the ball which causes it to 'pop up' from the back board rather than roll off