8. Joints

Which type of movement is characteristic of a hinge joint?

Which of the following joints can perform circumduction under normal circumstances?

Which term describes the rotation of a bone around its longitudinal axis?

Which of the following movements are allowed to some extent at the knee joint?

Circumduction combines which of the following joint movements?

Which of the following statements about joint movements is correct?

Circumduction occurs when:

Which anatomical term refers to a movement that increases the angle between two body parts?

Movement of a limb towards the midline of the body is called __________.

The term nonaxial movement means __________.

Extension is the reverse of flexion.

What type of motion occurs at a synovial joint when one flat bone surface slips over another without appreciable angulation or rotation?

Decreasing the angle between bones is called __________.

In a uniaxial articulation, __________.

Which of the following movements is an example of circumduction movement?