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Positioning
Joints
6
Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
06/02/2017

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Term
Gliding
Definition
  • Uniaxial movement
  • slight movement
  • Intercarpal and Intertarsal (wrist and foot)
Term
Hinge
Definition
  • Uniaxial movement
  • Felxion and extension only
  • Elbow, knee, and ankle
  • Interphalangeal
Term
Pivot
Definition
  • Uniaxial movement
  • Rotation around a single axis.
  • Rounded or pointed surface of 1 bone articulates within a ring formed partially by the other bone.
  • Atlas and axis of cervical spine
Term
Ellipsoid
Definition
  • Biaxial movement
  • Permits movement in 2 directions at right angles to eachother.
  • Radiocarpal joint of the wrist
  • Metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP)
  • (Flexion and extension occur along with abduction and adduction)
  • (Circumduction can also occur-a combo of both movements)
Term
Saddle
Definition
  • Biaxial movement
  • permits movement in 2 axes, similar to ellipsoid joint
  • Thumb
Term
Ball and Socket
Definition
  • Multiaxial movement
  • permits movement in many axes
  • Hip and shoulder (scapulohumeral)
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