Synovial Joint Movements Flashcards by Devin Alexander | Brainscape

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Flexion

A

Decreasing joint angle in saggital plane

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Extension

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Increasing joint angle in sagittal plane

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Hyperextension

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Extension beyond anatomical position

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Abduction

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Movement away from midline in frontal plane

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Adduction

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Movement toward midline in frontal plane

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Circumduction

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Cone-shaped movement (flexion, extension, abd., and add.)

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Horizontal abduction

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Abduction of shoulder/hip in transverse plane

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Horizontal adduction

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Adduction of shoulder/hip in transverse plane

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Radial deviation

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Wrist abduction

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Ulnar deviation

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Wrist adduction

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Left or right rotation

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Simple rotation in axial skeleton

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Internal rotation

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Medial rotation along long axis

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External rotation

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Lateral rotation along long axis

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Supination

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Forearm rotation so that palm faces anterior

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Pronation

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Forearm rotation so that palm faces posterior

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Protraction

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Anterior movement in sagittal plane

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Retraction

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Posterior movement in sagittal plane

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Elevation

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Superior movement along frontal plane

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Depression

A

Inferior movement along frontal plane

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Upward rotation

A

Scapular rotation upward

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Downward rotation

A

Scapular rotation downward

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Lateral flexion

A

Flexion, head, neck, or trunk to side

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Opposition/reposition

A

Thumb opposes the fingers

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Dorsiflexion

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Flexion toward the dorsum of ankle

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Plantarflexion

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Flexion toward the sole of the foot

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Inversion

A

Sole of the foot turned medially

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Eversion

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Sole of the foot turned laterally