skeletal system Flashcards
flexion
bending a joint
extension
straightening a joint
plantar flexion
pointing toes down
dorsiflexion
bending the foot towards the leg
abduction
moving away from the bodys midline
adduction
moving towards the bodys midline
inversion
turning the sole of the foot inward
Eversion
turning the sole
of the foot
outward
Supination
turning the hand
so the palm faces
upward
Pronation
turning the hand
so the palm faces
downward
Protraction
moving a body
part forward
Retraction
drawing a body
part backward
Circumduction
circular
movement
Rotation
when a bone “spins”
on its axis
Elevation
movement of a body part upward
in a frontal plane
Depression
movement of a body part
downward in a frontal plane
Opposition
movement of the thumb to
touch each finger
pivot joints
allow rotation
Ex: neck and forearm
Ball and socket joints
◦ Allow all types of movement, including
rotation
Ex: shoulder and hip
Hinge joints
Allow opening and closing movements
◦ Ex: elbows and knees
Gliding joints
◦ Allow flat plate-like bones to slide
back and forth
◦ Ex: wrists and ankles
Saddle joints
◦ Allow rocking movements in up-
and-down and side-to-side
directions
◦ Ex: base of thumb
Arthritis
Inflammation of the joints
◦ Osteoarthritis
joint “wears out”