Homework 1

What is the name for anterior movement of the humerus at the shoulder joint in the sagittal plane?

Flexion

What is the name for posterior movement of the humerus at the shoulder joint in the sagittal plane?

Extension

What is the name for the frontal plane movement of the humerus at the shoulder joint toward the midline of the body?

Adduction

What is the name for the frontal plane movement of the humerus at the shoulder joint away from the midline of the body?

Abduction

What is the axis of frontal plane shoulder movement?

Anterior-posterior

What is the name for the transverse plane movement of the humerus at the shoulder joint away from the midline of the body?

Lateral rotation

What is the name for the transverse plane movement of the humerus at the shoulder joint in which the anterior surface of the arm turns to face laterally?

Lateral rotation

Moving the upper extremity in such a way that a circle is described by the tips of the fingers is called what?

Circumduction

From a position of 90 degrees of shoulder joint abduction (elbow extended), move the humerus away the midline of the body in the transverse plane about the superior-inferior axis. What is the name of this movement?

Horizontal abduction

What is the functional classification of the shoulder joint?

Triaxial

What is the name for the sagittal plane movement at the elbow in which the forearm (radius and ulna) moves posteriorly?

Extension

Are frontal and transverse plane movements possible at the elbow joint?

No

What is the functional classification of the elbow joint?

Uniaxial

Moving from fundamental standing position to anatomical position requires you create what movement at the radioulnar joint?

Supination

Name the movement of turning the forearm and palm at the radioulnar joints toward the anterior side of the body.

Supination

What is the functional classification of the radioulnar joint?

Uniaxial

What is the name for the sagittal plane movement at the wrist in which the hand moves posteriorly?

Extension

What is the axis of sagittal plane wrist movement?

Medio-lateral

Name the movement of the hand at the wrist away from the midline of the body in which the hand is moved toward the radius.

Radial deviation

With the radius and ulna firmly fixed, can transverse plane movement occur?

No

With the radius and ulna still firmly fixed, can you describe a circle with the hand?

Yes

What is the functional classification of the wrist joint?

Biaxial

What are the sagittal plane movements of the hip joint?

Flexion & Extension

What are the frontal plane movements of the hip joint?

Abduction & Adduction

From a position of 90 degrees of hip flexion (knee flexed to 90 degrees), move the femur toward the midline of the body about superior-inferior axis. What is the name of this movement?

Horizontal adduction

What is the functional classification of the hip joint?

Triaxial

Can circumduction be performed at the hip joint?

Yes

What is the name for anterior movement of the tibia and fibula at the knee joint in the sagittal plane?

Extension

With the knee flexed (as in a sitting position), rotate the tibia and fibula so that the anterior aspect of the leg turns medially and then laterally. What is the name of the lateral movement?

Lateral rotation

What is the axis of rotation for frontal plane movement at the hip joint?

Anterior-posterior

What is the functional classification of the knee joint?

Biaxial

Name the movement in which the dorsal surface of the foot moves toward the anterior aspect of the leg.

Dorsiflexion

What is the functional classification of the ankle (talocural) joint?

Uniaxial

What is the axis of rotation for plantarflexion?

Medio-lateral

Move the foot so that the sole faces laterally. What is the name of this movement?  

Eversion

What functional classification is the wrist joint?

Biaxial

What functional classification is the radioulnar joint?

Uniaxial

What functional classification is the elbow joint?

Uniaxial

What functional classification is the shoulder joint?

Triaxial

What functional classification is the hip joint?

Triaxial

What functional classification is the knee joint?

Biaxial

What functional classification is the ankle joint?

Uniaxial

What functional classification MCP/MTP (all metacarpophalangeal/metatarsophalangeal) joints?

Biaxial

What functional classification PIP/DIP (all proximal interphalangeal/distal interphalangeal) joints?

Uniaxial

What plane(s) can the wrist joint move in?

Sagittal, Frontal

What plane(s) can the radioulnar joint move in?

Transverse

What plane(s) can the elbow joint move in?

Sagittal

What plane(s) can the shoulder joint move in?

Sagittal, Frontal, Transverse

What plane(s) can the hip joint move in?

Sagittal, Frontal, Transverse

What plane(s) can the knee joint move in?

Sagittal, Transverse

What plane(s) can the ankle joint move in?

Sagittal

What plane(s) can the MCP/MTP joints move in?

Frontal

What plane(s) can the PIP/DIP joints move in?

Sagittal

What axes can the wrist joint move in?

Medio-lateral, Anterior-posterior

What axes can the radioulnar joint move in?

Superior-inferior

What axes can the elbow joint move in?

Medio-lateral

What axes can the shoulder joint move in?

Medio-lateral, Anterior-posterior, Superior-inferior

What axes can the hip joint move in?

Medio-lateral, Anterior-posterior, Superior-inferior

What axes can the knee joint move in?

Medio-lateral, Superior-inferior

What axes can the ankle joint move in?

Medio-lateral

What axes can the MCP/MTP joints move in?

Medio-lateral, Anterior-posterior

What axes can the PIP/DIP joints move in?

Medio-lateral