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Joint movements

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Moving a part forward (thrusting the head forward).
a)
protraction
b)
retraction
c)
elevation
d)
supination
2.
This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
pivot
d)
saddle
3.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
4.
The elbows, knees and phalanges are examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
gliding
d)
hinge
5.
Movement away from the mid-line is called _____________.
a)
abduction
b)
adduction
c)
internal rotation
d)
external rotation
6.
Turning the hand so that the palm is upward or facing anteriorly (in anatomical position).
a)
supination
b)
pronation
c)
flexion
d)
dorsiflexion
7.
 The pivot joints occur in our skeleton at
A) Forearm
B)  knee
C) neck
D) hip 
a)
a) A and B    
b)
b) B and C
c)
c) A and C
d)
d) B and D
8.

The joints that allow the most movement are called

a)

Fixed

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Synovial

9.

A hinge joint allows

a)

A wide range of movements

b)

Circumduction

c)

Rotation

d)

Movement in only one direction (ie. backwards & forwards)

10.

An example of a Saddle joint is in the

a)

Knee

b)

Hip

c)

Thumb

d)

Vertebral column

11.

Which of the following is part of a Synovial joint

a)

Synovial membrane

b)

Joint cavity

c)

Ligament

d)

Cartilage

12.

Flexion means to

a)

Increase the angle of a joint

b)

Decrease the angle of a joint

c)

Take a limb away from the body

d)

Return a limb towards the body

13.

Adduction means

a)

Increase the angle of a joint

b)

Decrease the angle of a joint

c)

Take a limb away from the body

d)

Return a limb towards the body

14.

When kicking a football the knee

a)

Flexes

b)

Extends

c)

Abducts

d)

Adducts

15.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
16.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
17.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Circumduction
b)
Lateral Rotation
c)
Medial Rotation
d)
Eversion
18.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Circumduction
b)
Lateral Rotation
c)
Medial Rotation
d)
Eversion
19.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Inversion
b)
Eversion
c)
Plantarflexion
d)
Dorsiflexion
20.

Identify the joint action being performed.

a)

Pronation

b)

Supination

c)

Inversion

d)

Eversion

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