Skeletal: Types of movement at synovial joints

Question 1

Flexion

Answer 1

Reducing the angle at a joint

Question 2

Dorsiflexion

Answer 2

bringing toes towards the shin

Question 2

Extension

Answer 2

Increasing the angle at a joint

Question 2

Lateral flexion

Answer 2

The movement of bending sideways, from the
waist

Question 2

Plantarflexion

Answer 2

pointing toes away

Question 3

Horizontal flexion

Answer 3

with a straight arm or
leg; moving that limb in front of your body

Question 3

Horizontal extension

Answer 3

moving the limb
away from the front of the body

Question 4

Hyperextension

Answer 4

Movement beyond the normal anatomical position, in the opposite direction
to flexion. Can occur at the vertebrae (slightly moveable), shoulder and hip
(synovial).

Question 5

Abduction

Answer 5

movement of a limb away from the midline

Question 6

Adduction

Answer 6

movement of a limb towards the midline

Question 7

Horizontal abduction

Answer 7

bringing a limb across your body (flexion)

Question 8

Horizontal adduction

Answer 8

movement away from your body (extension)

Question 9

Circumduction

Answer 9

A circular movement that results in a conical action.

Question 10

Rotation

Answer 10

Circular movement of a limb.
This also happens at the neck due to the
pivot joint.