Types of Joints and Joint Movements

Carpals and tarsals (flat bones) are examples of this type of joint

• condyloid
• gliding
• hinge
• saddle

Which of the following is a joint that can freely move?

• fibrous
• cartilaginous
• synovial

Moving a part forward (thrusting the head forward).

• protraction
• retraction
• elevation
• supination

This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no

• condyloid
• gliding
• pivot
• saddle

What are joints

• A place where one bone meets 
• A place where  two  bones meet 
• Bones don't meet 
• A place where three bones meet 

Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint

• ball and socket
• condyloid
• hinge
• gliding

Movement away from the mid-line is called _____________.

• abduction
• adduction
• internal rotation
• external rotation

Turning the hand so that the palm is upward or facing anteriorly (in anatomical position).

• supination
• pronation
• flexion
• dorsiflexion

Cartilagenous joints are connected by  

• synovial fluid
• fibrous connective tissue. 
• hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage
• a joint capsule

Moving a part so that its end follows a circular path (moving a finger in a circular motion without the the hand).

• circumduction
• rotation
• opposition
• retraction