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Synovial Joints
Name the movements of synovial joints
Question | Answer |
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Movement away from the midline | abduction |
Circular motion - like winding up a pitch | circumduction |
toward the midline of the body | adduction |
toes toward the shin | dorsiflexion |
turning the sole of the foot away from the midline of the body | eversion |
straightening out - increasing the angle between two bones | extension |
movement along a longitudinal axis away from the midline of the body | external rotation |
Bending - decreasing the angle between to bones | flexion |
extension beyond 180 degrees | hyperextension |
movement along a longitudinal axis toward the midline of the body | internal rotation |
Turning the sole of the foot toward the midline of the body | inversion |
Touching your thumb to your fingers | opposition |
pointing your toes like a ballerina | plantar flexion |
palm down | pronation |
palm up | supination |