Joints and Joint Movements

B

• Ligament

• Joint Cavity

• Periosteum

• Articular Cartilage

• Synovial Membrane

A

• Ligament

• Joint Cavity

• Periosteum

• Articular Cartilage

• Synovial Membrane

The lateral motion TOWARDS the midline is called ______.

• adduction

• abduction

• circumduction

• opposition

Rotation of the forearm until the palm faces DOWN is called __________.

• supination

• pronation

• flexion

• dorsiflexion

Harry needs to stand on his "tippy toes" to reach the cookie jar. What is the movement of his ankles?

• Plantarflexion

• Extension

• Dorsiflexion

• Rotation

When Dustin Martin kicks a football the movement of the knee joint in the back swing, before kicking the ball is......

• Abduction

• Flexion

• Extension

• Adduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Refers to movements made about the longitudinal axis and in the transverse plane.

• Circumduction

• Rotation

• Extension

• Inversion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Moving a bone around its own axis, with no other movement

• Circumduction

• Rotation

• Dorsiflexion

• Extension

Which of the following is part of a Synovial joint? (check all that apply)

• Synovial membrane

• Joint cavity

• Ligament

• Cartilage

What term best describes the movement when your vertebral column bends to the side?

• elevation

• inversion

• lateral flexion

• protraction