Movements that occur at the shoulder and the hip represent the actions that occur at a____joint. (a) hinge, (b) ball-and-socket, (c) pivot, (d) plane.

How does rotation differ from circumduction?

Examples of monaxial joints, which permit angular movement in a single plane, are (a) the intercarpal and intertarsal joints, (b) the shoulder and hip joints, (c) the elbow and knee joints, (d) all of these.

What is the specific role of the menisci of the knee? Of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments?

Decreasing the angle between bones is termed (a) flexion, (b) extension, (c) abduction, (d) adduction, (e) hyperextension.

List all six possible movements that can occur at the shoulder joint and name the prime mover(s) of each movement. Then name their antagonists.

Discuss the relative value (to body homeostasis) of immovable, slightly movable, and freely movable joints.

Of the following actions, the one that illustrates that of a second-class lever is (a) knee extension, (b) ankle extension (plantar flexion), (c) flexion at the elbow, (d) none of these.

Which types of movements are affected when the hamstrings are injured?