Types of synovial joints Flashcards
Where are hinge joints found in the skeleton?
Knee & Elbow
Ankle
What types of movement does a hinge joint provide?
Flexion, Extension, Planter Flexion, Dorsi Flexion
What bones are involved in a hinge joint ?
Knee: Femur, Tibia, Fibula, Patella
Elbow: Humerus, Radius, Ulna
Ankle: Tibia, Fibula, Tarsals
Where are ball and socket joints found in the skeleton?
Shoulder and Hip
What types of movement does a ball and socket joint provide?
Flexion, Extension, Adduction, Abduction, Rotation, Circumduction
What types of movement does a ball and socket joint provide?
Flexion, Extension, Adduction, Abduction, Rotation, Circumduction
What bones are involved in a ball and socket joint?
Shoulder: Scapula, Humerus, Clavicle
Hip: Pelvis, Femur
Where is a pivot joint found in the skeleton?
Neck
What type of movement does a pivot joint provide?
Rotation
What bones are involved in a pivot joint?
Cervical vertebrae: Axis, Axial
Where is a condyloid joint found in the skeleton?
Wrist
What type of movement does a condyloid joint provide?
Flexion, Extension, Adduction, Abduction, Circumduction
What bones are involved in the condyloid joint?
Wrist: Ulna, Radius, Carpals
Where is the saddle joint found in the skeleton?
Thumb
What type of movement does a saddle joint provide?
Flexion, Extension, Adduction, Abduction, Cirucmduction
What bones are involved in a saddle joint?
Thumb: Carpals and Metacarpals
Where is the gliding joint found?
Hands and Feet
What movement does the gliding joint provide?
limited movement in all directions
What bones are involved in the gliding joint?
Hands: Between the Carpals
Feet: Between the Tarsals
