synovial joints Flashcards
name the 6 joints
gliding
saddle
pivot
ball and socket
candyloid/ellipsodial
hinge
where is the gliding joint
vertebrate
where is the pivot
neck
atlas and axis
where is the saddle joint found
thumb
where is the hinge joint
elbow and knee
where is the condyloid
wrist
where is the Ball and socket
shoulder and hip
what do tendons do
connects muscle to bone
what do ligaments do
connects bone to bone
what are functions of ligaments
they prevent hyperextension
name the types of movement
abduction and adduction
flexion and extension
dorsi flexion and plantar flexion
rotation
circumduction
pronation and supernation
lateral flexion
horizontal flexion and horizontal extension
hyperextension
what is the movement of abduction
away from body
what is the movement of adduction
towards body
which movement decreases the angle
flexion
which movement increases angle
extension
