Types of Joint Movement
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Which type of joint allows for slight movement?

  • Synarthrosis
  • Multiarthrosis
  • Amphiarthrosis (correct)
  • Diarthrosis
  • What type of movement is described as 'away from the midline'?

  • Adduction
  • Abduction (correct)
  • Extension
  • Flexion
  • Which movement involves decreasing the angle at a joint?

  • Adduction
  • Flexion (correct)
  • Extension
  • Abduction
  • What is the anatomical term for moving the sole of the foot outward?

    <p>Eversion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which movement involves the thumb moving towards other fingers?

    <p>Opposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of joint is found between the structures of the skull and between the ribs and sternum?

    <p>Synarthrosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of movement involves extending out and putting back in, as seen in the movement of the jaws and shoulders?

    <p>Protraction and retraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which movement involves flexion and extension of the foot?

    <p>Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the anatomical term for moving the sole of the foot inward?

    <p>Inversion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of joint allows for slight movement, such as that between the tibia and fibula?

    <p>Amphiarthrosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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