Joints

Flashcard 1

• Front: Hinge Joint

• Back:

  • Movement: Allows flexion and extension.

  • Example: Elbow, knee.

Flashcard 2

• Front: Ball and Socket Joint

• Back:

  • Movement: Allows movement in almost all directions (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction).

  • Example: Shoulder, hip.

Flashcard 3

• Front: Pivot Joint

• Back:

  • Movement: Allows rotational movement around a single axis.

  • Example: Atlas and axis (neck), proximal radioulnar joint.

Flashcard 4

• Front: Condyloid (Ellipsoid) Joint

• Back:

  • Movement: Allows movement in two planes (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction).

  • Example: Wrist joint (between the radius and carpal bones).

Flashcard 5

• Front: Saddle Joint

• Back:

  • Movement: Allows movement in two planes (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction) with a greater range than condyloid joints.

  • Example: Thumb joint (carpometacarpal joint of the thumb).

Flashcard 6

• Front: Plane (Gliding) Joint

• Back:

  • Movement: Allows gliding or sliding movements in multiple directions.

  • Example: Intercarpal joints in the wrist, intertarsal joints in the ankle.