Movement Test Review

This type of movement occurs when you lift your shoulders to shrug.

• Pronation

• Circumduction

• Elevation

• Abduction

This type of joint allows the most movement and maneuverability of all the synovial joints.

• Pivot

• Ball and

  socket

• Hinge

• Condylar

This type of joint is also known as a plane joint.

• Gliding

• Saddle

• Condylar

• Pivot

This type of movement means “to move toward” the median plane.

• Elevation

• Abduction

• Supination

• Adduction

This type of movement occurs when you lift your arms away from your body in a jumping jack or when making a snow angel.

• Pronation

• Circumduction

• Elevation

• Abduction

This type of joint allows you to use your thumb to grab things with your hand in a way that you can’t with your foot.

• Saddle

• Pivot

• Ball and

  socket

• Condylar

This type of joint is part of your wrist and looks like a pedestal with the joint on top.

• Hinge

• Saddle

• Gliding

• Condylar

This type of movement allows you to move your arms in a circle, like in back stroke.

• Circumduction

• Pronation

• Elevation

• Supination

This type of movement allows you to turn your arms backward, like when doing the

Macarena dance and you flip your palms over.

• Supination

• Pronation

• Abduction

• Adduction

This type of joint allows you to do the movement like the Macarena and flip your palms over.

• Pivot

• Ball and

  socket

• Hinge

• Saddle