Joints and Skeletal Movement
This text discusses classification of joints on the basis of structure; classification of joints on the basis of function; movement at synovial joints; and types of synovial joints. Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this textbook.
Topics
- abduction
- adduction
- amphiarthroses
- angular movement
- ball-and-socket joint
- cartilaginous joint
- circumduction
- condyloid joint
- diarthroses
- dorsiflexion
- elevation
- eversion
- extension
- fibrous joint
- flexion
- gliding movement
- gomphoses
- hinge joint
- hyperextension
- joint function
- joint movement
- joint structure
- lateral rotation
- medial rotation
- musculoskeletal system
- pivot joint
- planar joint
- plantar flexion
- pronation
- protraction
- retraction
- rheumatologist
- rotational movement
- saddle joint
- skeletal movement
- supination
- suture
- symphyses
- synarthrosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmoses
- synovial joint
- inversion
- joint
- opposition
- depression