How does rotation differ from circumduction?

Compare the structure, function, and common body locations of bursae and tendon sheaths.

A saddle joint permits _____ movement but prevents____movement. (a) rotational; gliding, (b) angular; gliding, (c) gliding; rotational, (d) angular; rotational.

Compare and contrast the paired movements of flexion and extension with adduction and abduction.

Standing on tiptoe is an example of___at the ankle. (a) elevation, (b) flexion, (c) extension, (d) retraction.

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.

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.