GCSE PE - 9

GCSE PE - 9

1. Joint Movement

   • Flexion
     • Decreasing the agle at a joint.
   • Extention
     • Increasing the angle at a joint.
   • Adduction
     • Movement of a limb towards the body.
   • Abduction
     • Movement of a limb in a circular or part circular direction.

2. Joint Types

   • Fixed (fibrous) joint.
     • Eg. Skull
   • Slighty moveable (cartilagineous) joints.
     • Eg. Vertebrae
   • Synovial joints or Freely Moveable.
     • Eg. Knee and Elbow

3. Synovial Joints

   • Ball and Socket
     • Movement in all directions and rotation.
       • Eg. Hip and Shoulder
   • Hinge
     • Movement Flexion and Extension
       • Eg. Knee and Elbow
   • Gliding
     • Little bit of movement in all directions.
       • Eg. Tarsals and Carpals
   • Pivot
     • Only rotational at Atlas and Axis at the top of your spine.
   • Condyloid
     • Movement forwards and backwards, left to right.
       • Eg. Wrists