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Joints
Axes
Position
Movements
Terminology
100
Allows for flexion and extension
What is a hinge joint
100
Runs medial/lateral
What is frontal/lateral or coronal axis
100
Divides the body into a top and bottom half
What is the transverse plane
100
Movement medially toward the body
What is adduction
100
In front
What is anterior
200
Provides the widest range of motion
What is a ball and socket joint
200
Includes abduction and adduction
What is sagittal or anteroposterior axis
200
Lying on back
What is supine
200
Side bending at the spine is known as?
What is lateral flexion
200
Formed when 2 bones come into contact
What is joint articulation
300
The thumb is the only one of theses in the body
What is a saddle joint
300
Also known as the oblique axis
What is diagonal axis
300
The two reference positions are anatomical and______
What is fundamental
300
Turning the sole of the foot medially in the frontal plane
What is inversion
300
on the same side
What is ipsilateral
400
Freely movable joint
What is a synovial or diarthodial joint
400
Axes are named in relation to their ____________
What is orientation
400
A combination of more than one plane
What is oblique plane
400
Palm down position of the forearm
What is pronation
400
Near the surface
What is superficial
500
Lack a synovial fluid
What is synarthroses
500
Runs superior/inferior
What is vertical or long axis
500
divides the body into anterior and posterior halves
What is frontal plane
500
Abduction movement of the wrist in the frontal plane
What is radial flexion or radial deviation
500
Palm of hand
What is volar