Planes of Movement
The plane that divides the body in to front and back portions.
A. Sagital
B. Frontal
C. Uniplanar
D. Transverse
B. Frontal
Which of the following joints have movement limited to rotation?
A. Pivot
B. Hinge
C. Saddle
D. Ball and socket
A. Pivot
Which of the following joints have movements limited to flexion and extention?
A. Pivot
B. Hinge
C. Saddle
D. Ball and socket
B. Hinge
Which of the following is elevation of the medial edge of the foot so that it turns toward the midline of the body.
A. Inversion
B. Pronation
C. Supination
D. Dorsiflexion
A. Inversion
Moving the arm in a circle is known as
A. Lateral rotation
B. Medial rotation
C. Adduction
D. Circumduction
D. Circumduction
What plane divides the body in to top and bottom (superior and inferior) portions?
A. Sagittal
B. Frontal
C. Transverse
D. Inferior
C. Transverse
Which of the following joints, found in the thumb, possesss a concave surface facing one direction and a convex surface facing the other direction?
A. Pivot
B. Hinge
C. Saddle
D. Ball and socket
C. Saddle
Atlas (C1) is an example of what type of joint?
A. Ball and socket
B.Gliding
C. Saddle
D. Pivot
D. Pivot joint
Which of the following is a type of lateral or outward rotation?
A. Inversion
B. Pronation
C. Supination
D. Dorsiflexion
C. Supination
Turning your arm from palm down to palm up is known as
A. Supination
B. Pronation
C. Inversion
D. Eversion
A. Supination
The plane of movement that divides the body in to left and right portions is the
A. Sagittal plane
B. Frontal plane
C. Transverse plane
D. Air plane
A. Sagittal plane
Which of the following joints offer the greatest range of motion?
A. Pivot
B. Hinge
C. Ellipsoidal
D. Ball and socket
D. Ball and socket
The elbow is an example of what type of joint?
A. Ball and socket
B. Hinge
C. Saddle
D. Gliding
B. Hinge
Which of the following is movement at a joint in an anterior direction?
A. Rotation
B. Retraction
C. Protraction
D. Circumduction
C. Protraction
Laying face down is known as
A. Inversion
B. Supine
C. Prone
D. Eversion
Which of the following joints provide movement in one axis?
A. Biplanar
B. Uniplanar
C. Nonplanar
D. Multiplanar
B. Uniplanar
Which of the following types of joints are also called condyloid joints?
A. Pivot
B. Hinge
C. Saddle
D. Ellipsoidal
D. Ellipsoidal
The shoulder is an example of what kind of joint?
A. Ball and socket
B.Gliding
C. Saddle
D. Pivot
A. Ball and socket
Moving your arm out laterally away from your body is
A. Horizontal adduction
B. Abduction
C. Supination
D. Adduction
B. Abduction
Which of the following the movement of the ankle as the foot moves superiorly in the direction of the top of the foot?
A. Inversion
B. Pronation
C. Supination
D. Dorsiflexion
D. Dorsiflexion
Which of the following joints provide movement in all three cardinal planes?
A. Biplanar
B. Uniplanar
C. Nonplanar
D. Multiplanar
D. Multiplanar
Which of the following joints contain an oval-shaped surface that fits into a concave surface, allowing the bone to travel back and forth and from side to side?
A. Pivot
B. Hinge
C. Ellipsoidal
D. Ball and socket
C. Ellipsoidal
The hip joint is an example of what type of joint?
A. Ball and socket
B.Gliding
C. Saddle
D. Pivot
A. Ball and socket
Moving closer to the midline of the body is known as
A. Protraction
B. Abduction
C. Pronation
D. Adduction
D. Adduction
Moving your arm from palm up to palm down is known as
A. Supination
B. Pronation
C. Inversion
D. Eversion
B. Pronation