The Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
What are the three types of joints
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial
Fibrous joints are…
Fixed
Cartilaginous joints are….
Slightly moveable joints
Synovial joints are….
Freely movable joints
What does articulating bones refer to
Refer to the bones that meet and move at the joint
What is a ball and socket joint
-formed by the round head of one bone and fitting into the cup shaped capsule of the connecting bone
-Hip and shoulder joints are ball and socket joints
-allows movement in every direction
What is a hinge joint
-Allows movement in only one direction, dues to the bones making up the joint
-Ankle, knee, elbow are hinge joints
What is the Saggital plane
vertical plane which divides the body into right and left halves
What is the frontal plane
- a vertical plane that divides the body onto front and back halves
What is the transverse plane
A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves
Give an example movements in the Sagittal plane
Extension and Flexion
Give an example of movement in the frontal plane
abduction and adduction
Give an example of movement in the transverse plane
Rotation
Give an example of movement in the transverse axis
Extension and flexion
Give an example of movement in the saggital axis
Abduction and adduction
Give an example of movement in the longitudinal axis
Rotation
What axis will always be paired with the saggital plane
Transverse axis
What axis will always be paired with the frontal plane
Saggital axis
What axis will always be paired up with the transverse plane
Longitudinal axis
How does the transverse axis run
From side to side across the body
How does the saggital axis run
From front to back
How does the longitudinal axis run
From top to bottom
Which movements occur in a saggital plane about a transverse axis
- Flexion, extension
- plantar flexion, dorsi flexion
- hyper-extension
What movements occur in a frontal plane about a saggital axis
Abduction and adduction