Exploring Movement at Joints in Anatomy and Physiology

This video tutorial covers the skeletal muscular system, focusing on joint movements. It explains various types of movements such as flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction, dorsiflexion, and plantarflexion, providing sporting examples for each. The lesson aligns with the Cambridge syllabus and aims to prepare students for their IGCSE exams by helping them understand and analyze joint movements in sports.

What is the primary characteristic of flexion?

• Rotating a body part around an axis

• Moving a body part away from the center

• Decreasing the angle at a joint

• Increasing the angle at a joint

Which joint is involved in flexion during the upward phase of a bicep curl?

• Elbow joint

• Shoulder joint

• Knee joint

• Hip joint

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What movement is the opposite of flexion?

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Extension

• Rotation

Which movement involves moving a body part away from the center of the body?

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Extension

• Abduction

What is an example of adduction in sports?

• Raising arms to make a save in football

• Performing a butterfly stroke in swimming

• Pulling arms inwards during a ring routine in gymnastics

• Lunging to the side in badminton

Which movement involves turning around an imaginary line or axis?

• Flexion

• Extension

• Rotation

• Circumduction

What is the difference between rotation and circumduction?

• Rotation involves a circular motion, circumduction does not

• Circumduction involves a circular motion, rotation does not

• Both involve circular motion but at different joints

• Neither involves circular motion

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Which movement is unique to the ankle joint and involves moving the toes upwards?

• Plantarflexion

• Rotation

• Dorsiflexion

• Circumduction

What is an example of plantarflexion in sports?

• A sprinter in the blocks

• Running stride during the push-off phase

• A swimmer on the starting block

• Striking the ball with the laces in football

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Which joints are capable of producing flexion and extension?

• Ball and socket joints

• Hinge joints

• Pivot joints

• Gliding joints