LAB Articulations Quiz

Bind bone to bone (skull) very little movement

Binds bone to neighboring bone (radius to ulna) more movement than fibrous

Joint cavity filled with fluid [moves freely]

Types of Synovial Joints

Movement of body part away from midline

Movement of body part toward the midline

Movement of distal part of extremity in a circle

Movement of body part inferiorly

Movement of ankle such that the foot moves toward the dorsum

Movement of body part superiorly

Movement of ankle such that the plantar surface of the foot faces laterally

Movement of ankle such that the foot moves toward the plantar surface

Increase in joint angle

Decrease in joint angle

Movement of ankle such that the plantar surface of the foot faces medially

Placement of thumb such that it crosses the palm of the hand and can touch all of remaining digits

Movement of palm from anterior to posterior

Movement of palm from posterior to anterior

Movement of body part anteriorly

Movement of body part posteriorly

Movement of thumb to anatomic position after opposition

Movement of body part around its axis