types of movement

Felxion movement

Decreasing the angle between two bones.

Patellar ligaments

The patellar ligament is acting a continuous of tendon of the quuadriceps.

Eversion movement

“Turning the sole of the foot laterally.”

Plantar flexion

The toes are pointed (foot is depressed)

Glenoid labrum

The element that contributes the least to the stability of thr shoulder joint

Gliding movement

Sliding the flat surface of two bones across each other.

Opposition

Moving the thumb to touch the tips of the other fingers of the same hand.

Adduction

Moving a limb toward the body's midline

Pronation

Rotating the forearm so the palm faces posteriorly

Abduction

Movement of a limb away from the body midline

Circumduction

Movement of a limb or finger so it describes a cone in space.

Condyloid joint

An egg shaped articular surface of one bone fits into an oval cavity in another bone.

Extension

Increasing the angle between the joining bones

Pivot joint

The rounded end of bone fits into a ring formed by another bone plus an encircling ligament