joints

Question 1

ball and socket

Answer 1

most freely moveable joint
found in the hip and shoulder
movements:
flexion,extension, rotation,circumduction, abduction, adduction

Question 2

condyloid

Answer 2

found in the wrist
movements:
flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, circumduction

Question 3

hinge

Answer 3

found in the elbow, knee and ankle
movements:
flexion, extension,
(in ankle only) - plantar flexion, dorsi flexion

Question 4

pivot

Answer 4

found in the cervical region of the neck - formed where the atlas sits in the axis
movement:
rotation