Skeletal Movement

Skeletal Movement

1. Synovial Joint Movement

   • Multiaxial Movement
     • "Movement along 3 axes"
       • Ball-and-Socket Joint
         • Flexion, Extension, Hyperextension, Abduction, Adduction, Rotation, Circumduction
   • Biaxial Movement
     • "Movement along 2 axes"
       • Saddle Joint
         • Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Circumduction
       • Condylar Joint
   • Uniaxial Movement
     • "Movement along a single axis"
       • Hinge Joint
         • Flexion, Extension, Hyperextension*, Dorsiflexion, Plantar Flexion
       • Pivot Joint
         • Rotation, Pronation, Supination
   • Nonaxial Movement
     • "Immovable joints"
       • Plane Joint
         • Gliding, Inversion, Eversion