CH. 9 | Movements Allowed by Synovial Joints

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4 Basic Types of Movement

Gliding (One bone across the surface of another)


Angular Movement (Movements change the angle betewen bones)


Rotation (Movement around a bone’s long axis)


Special Movements

<p><strong>Gliding </strong>(One bone across the surface of another)<br><br></p><p><strong>Angular Movement </strong>(Movements change the angle betewen bones)<br><br></p><p><strong>Rotation </strong>(Movement around a bone’s long axis)<br><br></p><p><strong>Special Movements</strong></p>
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GLIDING


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Gliding

Flat surfaces of two bones slip across each other

<p>Flat surfaces of two bones slip across each other</p>
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ANGULAR MOVEMENTS


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Flexion

Decreasing the angle between two bones; usually in the sagittal plane

<p>Decreasing the angle between two bones; usually in the sagittal plane</p>
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Extension

Increasing the angle between bones; usually in the sagittal plane

<p>Increasing the angle between bones; usually in the sagittal plane</p>
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ABduction

Moving a limb away from the body midline in the frontal plane

<p>Moving a limb away from the body midline in the frontal plane</p>
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ADduction

Moving a limb toward the body midline in the frontal plane

<p>Moving a limb toward the body midline in the frontal plane</p>
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Circumduction

Moving a limb or finger so that it describes a cone in space

<p>Moving a limb or finger so that it describes a cone in space</p>
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ROTATION


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Rotation

Turning a bone around the longitudinal axis

<p>Turning a bone around the longitudinal axis</p>
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Medial Rotation

Rotating toward the median plane

<p>Rotating toward the median plane</p>
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Lateral Rotation

Rotating away from the median plane

<p>Rotating away from the median plane</p>
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SPECIAL MOVEMENTS


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Elevation

Lifting a body part superiorly

<p>Lifting a body part superiorly</p>
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Depression

Moving the elevated part inferiorly

<p>Moving the elevated part inferiorly</p>
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Protraction

Moving a body part in the anterior direction

  • Nonangular movement anteriorly


<p>Moving a body part in the anterior direction</p><ul><li><p>Nonangular movement anteriorly</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Retraction

Moving a body part in the posterior direction

  • Nonangular movement posteriorly


<p>Moving a body part in the posterior direction</p><ul><li><p>Nonangular movement posteriorly</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Supination

Forearm rotates laterally, palm faces anteriorly

<p>Forearm rotates laterally, palm faces anteriorly</p>
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Pronation

Forearm rotates medially, palm faces anteriorly

<p>Forearm rotates medially, palm faces anteriorly</p>
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Opposition

Thumb moves across the palm to touch the tips of other fingers

<p>Thumb moves across the palm to touch the tips of other fingers</p>
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Inversion

Turns sole medially

<p>Turns sole medially</p>
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Eversion

Turns sole laterally

<p>Turns sole laterally</p>
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Dorsiflexion

Lifting the foot so its superior surfaces approaches the shin

<p>Lifting the foot so its superior surfaces approaches the shin</p>
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Plantar Flexion

Depressing the foot, elevating the heel

<p>Depressing the foot, elevating the heel</p>