hinge
Which type of joint has movements limited to flexion and extension?
Hinge
Which type of joint contains an oval-shaped surface of one bone that fits into a depression or socket of another bone, allowing the bone to travel back and forth and from side to side?
Ellipsoidal
Which structure unites articulating bones?
liagment
Which type of joint has movements limited to rotation?
pivot
Which type of fluid is found in cavities of freely movable joints?
synovial
Which term means the place where bones come together or join?
articulation
Which type of joint is freely movable?
Diarthrotic
Which structures are flattened and saclike, and located between ligaments or tendons and bones?
Bursae
Which movement is bending of a joint so that the angle of the joint decreases?
flexion
Which type of joints, found in the thumb, possess a concave surface facing one direction and a convex surface facing the other direction?
saddle
Which type of joint has extremely limited movement capabilities?
Synarthrotic
Which type of joint is the most movable?
Ball and socket
Which term means the amount of motion that occurs when one segment of the body moves in relationship to another segment of the body?
Range of Motion
Which term means movement is produced by voluntary muscular contraction?
Active
Which term means movement is produced entirely by external forces without voluntary muscle contraction?
Passive
Which technique involves passive range of motion movements applied to a joint complex?
Mobilization
Which technique elongates muscles in the direction opposite to that of their actions?
stretching
Which procedure should be performed on a joint before it is mobilized?
Slight manual traction
Which movement is toward the midline of the body?
Adduction
Which movement occurs when a bone pivots around its own central axis?
rotation
What is the scientific name for the wrist joint?
Radiocarpal joint
What is the scientific name for the hip joint?
Acetabulofemoral joint
Which movement is conical in which one end of the body is fixed and the other end moves in a circle?
circumduction
Which movement is lateral rotation in which the bones of the forearm are parallel and the palm faces anteriorly?
Supination
Which technique is osteoarthritis a contraindication for?
Passive range of motion
Which joint can the techniques of pulls and circles that feature flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, rotation, and circumduction be performed on?
shoulder
What covers the articulating surfaces of bone?
Hyaline cartilage
What is the scientific name for the knee joint?
Tibiofemoral joint
What is the scientific name for the ankle joint?
Talocrural joint
Which movement occurs when the ankle causes the foot to move superiorly in the direction of the top of the foot?
Dorsiflexion