Types of Movement

Question 1

What are the two types of synovial joint?

Answer 1

Ball and Socket Joint
Hinge Joint

Question 2

What are some properties of Ball and Socket Joints?

Answer 2

Can move away from and towards body
Can rotate

Question 3

What are some examples of Ball and Socket Joints?

Answer 3

Hip
Shoulder

Question 4

What are some properties of Hinge Joints?

Answer 4

Can move in one direction
Can move back toward and away from each other

Question 5

What are some examples of Hinge Joints?

Answer 5

Knee
Elbow
Ankle

Question 6

What is Flexion?

Answer 6

Decreasing the angle of a joint

Question 7

What is Extension?

Answer 7

Increasing the angle of a joint

Question 8

What is Abduction?

Answer 8

Movement of a limb away from the body

Question 9

What is Adduction?

Answer 9

Movement of a limb towards the midline of the body

Question 10

What is Rotation?

Answer 10

Turning a limb along its long axis

Question 11

What is Circumduction?

Answer 11

A continuous circular movement of a limb around a joint which goes through 2 places of movement

Question 12

What is Plantarflexion?

Answer 12

Movement at the ankle where the toes are pointed towards the ground

Question 13

What is Dorsiflexion?

Answer 13

Movement at the ankle where the toes are pulled up towards the knee

Question 14

What is an isometric contraction?

Answer 14

A contraction where the muscle stays the same length

Question 15

What is a concentric contraction?

Answer 15

A contraction where the muscle shortens as it contracts

Question 16

What is an eccentric contraction?

Answer 16

A contraction where the muscle lengthens as it contracts