Joints Prefixes/Definitions

Question 1

anul

Answer 1

ring

Question 2

arth

Answer 2

joint

Question 3

burs

Answer 3

bag, purse

Question 4

glen

Answer 4

joint socket

Question 5

labr

Answer 5

lip

Question 6

ov

Answer 6

egglike

Question 7

suture

Answer 7

sewing

Question 8

syn

Answer 8

with, together

Question 9

syndesm

Answer 9

band, ligament

Question 10

bending parts at a joint so that the angle between them decreases and the parts come closer together (bending at the knee)

Answer 10

flexion

Question 11

straightening parts at a joint so that the angle between them increases and the parts move farther apart (straightening the knee)

Answer 11

extension

Question 12

movement at the ankle that brings the foot closer to the shin (walking on heels)

Answer 12

dorsiflexion

Question 13

movement at the ankle that brings the foot farther from the shin (walking or standing on toes)

Answer 13

plantar flexion

Question 14

extension of the parts at a joint beyond the anatomical position (bending the head back beyond the upright position); often describe an abnormal extension beyond the normal range of motion resulting in injury

Answer 14

hyperextension

Question 15

moving a part away from the midline (lifting the upper limb horizontal to form a right angle with the side of the body)

Answer 15

abduction

Question 16

moving a part toward the midline (returning the upper limb from the horizontal position to the side of the body

Answer 16

adduction

Question 17

moving a part around an axis (twisting the had from side to side)

Answer 17

rotation

Question 18

moving a part so that its end follows a circular path (moving the finger in a circular motion without moving the hand)

Answer 18

circumduction

Question 19

turning the hand so that the palm is downward or facing posteriorly (in anatomical position)

Answer 19

pronation

Question 20

turning the hand so that the palm is upward or facing anteriorly (in anatomical position)

Answer 20

supination

Question 21

turning the foot so the plantar surface faces laterally

Answer 21

eversion

Question 22

turning the foot so the plantar surface faces medially

Answer 22

inversion

Question 23

moving a part backward (pulling the head backward)

Answer 23

retraction

Question 24

moving a part forward (thrusting the head forward)

Answer 24

protraction

Question 25

raising a part (shrugging the shoulders)

Answer 25

elevation

Question 26

lowering a part (drooping the shoulders)

Answer 26

depression