Chapter 7-Joint Movements

Types of Movements

1) Gliding

2) Angular- Flexion- Extension- Hyperextension- Abduction- Adduction- Circumduction

3) Rotation- Medial- Lateral

4) Special- Elevation -

Supination- Depression - Pronation- Protraction - Opposition- Retraction - Dorsiflexion- Inversion - Plantar

flexion- Eversion

(a) Joints between atlas and occipital bone and between cervical vertebrae

Hyperextension

Extension

Flexion

(d) Wrist joint

Hyperextension

Extension

Flexion

(c) Elbow joint

Extension

Flexion

(f) Knee joint

Extension

Flexion

(e) Hip joint

Hyperextension

Extension

Flexion

(b) Shoulder joint

Hyperextension

Extension

Flexion

(a) Shoulder joint

Abduction

Adduction

(c) Hip joint

Abduction

Adduction

(b) Wrist joint

Abduction Adduction

(a) Shoulder joint

Circumduction

(b) Hip joint

Circumduction

(a) Atlanto-axial joint

Rotation

(b) Shoulder joint

Lateralrotation

Medialrotation

(b)

Elevation Depression

Temporomandibular joint(c) (d)

ProtractionRetraction

Inversion Eversion

(g) Ankle joint

Dorsiflexion

Plantarflexion

(g) Intertarsal joint

(h) Radioulnar joint

Palmposterior

Palmanterior

Pronation Supination

(i) Carpometacarpal joint

Opposition

Synovial Joints

Biaxial or triaxial

Navicular

Second cuneiform

Third cuneiform

Plane (planar) joints

Humerus

Ulna

Uniaxial

Hinge joints

Ulna

Uniaxial

Radial notch

Head of radius

Anular ligament

Radius

Pivot joints

Radius

Scaphoid

Ulna

Lunate

Biaxial

Condyloid joints

Radius

Biaxial

Trapezium

Metacarpal of thumb

Ulna Saddle joints

Triaxial

Head of femur

Acetabulum of hip bone

Ball-and-socket joints