ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY UNIT TEST: THE
JOINTS
1. Extension
unbending
2. flexion
bending
3. abduction
moving away from midline
4. adduction
adding a part back to the body
5. circumduction
circling
1. Dorsiflexion is:
movement of the foot that brings the top of the foot closer to the leg
2. Synovial joints _____.
move with ease
3. Bending to decrease the angle between bones is called _____.
flexion
4. Circumduction is _____.
movement in a circle
5. The position of the body when lying face down, including the hands being palm
down and the feet bent downwards, is called _____.
prone
6. An area where two bones meet is called a _____.
joint
7. The three types of joints are _____.
fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
8. Plane joints are _____.
JOINTS
1. Extension
unbending
2. flexion
bending
3. abduction
moving away from midline
4. adduction
adding a part back to the body
5. circumduction
circling
1. Dorsiflexion is:
movement of the foot that brings the top of the foot closer to the leg
2. Synovial joints _____.
move with ease
3. Bending to decrease the angle between bones is called _____.
flexion
4. Circumduction is _____.
movement in a circle
5. The position of the body when lying face down, including the hands being palm
down and the feet bent downwards, is called _____.
prone
6. An area where two bones meet is called a _____.
joint
7. The three types of joints are _____.
fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
8. Plane joints are _____.
