A movement involving flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction, where the limb describes a cone in space.
What are special movements at synovial joints?
Include supination/pronation, dorsiflexion/plantar flexion, inversion/eversion, protraction/retraction, elevation/depression, and opposition of thumb.
Name the six types of synovial joints based on articular surface shape.
Plane, Hinge, Pivot, Condylar, Saddle, and Ball-and-socket joints.
Describe the knee joint structure.
Largest, most complex joint; includes femoropatellar (plane) and tibiofemoral (hinge) joints; stabilized by menisci, ligaments, and tendons.
What ligaments stabilize the knee joint?
Capsular and extracapsular ligaments (fibular and tibial collateral, oblique and arcuate popliteal) and intracapsular ligaments (anterior and posterior cruciate).
What is the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint?
A ball-and-socket joint between humerus head and glenoid cavity; most freely moving but less stable; reinforced by ligaments and rotator cuff tendons.
What are the main ligaments and tendons reinforcing the shoulder joint?
Coracohumeral ligament, glenohumeral ligaments, tendon of long head of biceps brachii, and four rotator cuff tendons (subscapularis, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor).
Describe the elbow joint and its ligaments.
Hinge joint between trochlear notch of ulna and trochlea of humerus; stabilized by anular ligament and collateral ligaments restricting side-to-side movement.
What is the hip (coxal) joint?
Ball-and-socket joint between femur head and acetabulum; deep socket with acetabular labrum enhances stability; reinforced by iliofemoral, pubofemoral, ischiofemoral ligaments.
What is the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)?
Joint between mandibular condyle and temporal bone; allows hinge (elevation/depression) and gliding (side-to-side) movements; most easily dislocated joint.