Joint Movements Quiz Review

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Extension
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Adduction

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Extension
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Adduction

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Extension
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Adduction

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Extension
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Adduction

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Circumduction
• Lateral Rotation
• Medial Rotation
• Eversion

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Inversion
• Eversion
• Plantarflexion
• Dorsiflexion

Flexion is...

• Decrease of angle at a joint
• Increase of angle at a joint
• Shortening of a muscle
• Lengthening of a muscle

Circumduction is a combination of...

• Rotation, adduction and abduction
• plantarflexion, dorsiflextion, pronation and supination
• Flexion, extension, pronation and supination
• Flexion, extension, adduction and abduction

Circumduction can occur at a...

• Pivot joint
• Saddle joint
• Ball and socket joint
• Condyloid joint

An example of a joint where flexion and extension can take place would be...

• Ankle
• Knee
• Atlantoaxial
• Radioulnar