The table below represents the normal ranges of motion for various joints in the body. If a patient suffers a severe injury to their ankle, describe how you would expect their range of motion for dorsiflexion and plantar flexion would change.
What types of movement do synovial hinge joints allow?
Only flexion and extension
Only abduction and adduction
Flexion, extension, and rotation
Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation
What types of movement do synovial hinge joints allow?
Only flexion and extension
Only abduction and adduction
Flexion, extension, and rotation
Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation
Which is an example of a hinge synovial joint?
Shoulder
Wrist
Hip
Knee
What kind of motion does a pivot synovial joint perform?
Spherical movement
Hinge motion
Rotational movement
Sliding movement
Gliding (Plane) joints allow what kind of movement?
Sliding movement
Flexion and extension
Rotational movement
Spherical movement
What type of joint is shown in the image below?
Saddle Joint
Pivot Joint
Ball and Socket Joint
Hinge Joint
Identify the type of synovial joint shown in the image below.
Pivot Joint
Gliding Joint
Saddle Joint
Hinge Joint
What is the function of synovial fluid in synovial joints (see image below)?
It hardens the joint
It cools the joint
It acts as a lubricant and reduces friction
It blocks joint movement
The below image represents the anatomy of the knee. Identify the structure labeled as #1.
Tibia
Fibula
Radius
Femur
Below represents an image of the anatomy of the knee. Identify the structure labeled as #4.
Tibia
Fibula
Radius
Femur
Below represents an image of the anatomy of the knee. Identify the structure labeled as #9.
Tibia
Fibula
Radius
Femur
Below represents an image of the anatomy of the knee. Identify the structure labeled as #6.
ACL
MCL
LCL
PCL
Below represents an image of the anatomy of the knee. Identify the structure labeled as #2.
ACL
MCL
LCL
PCL
The image below represents a varus stress test. An orthopedic doctor will perform this test by my moving the tibia toward the ___________ direction of the body while moving the femur toward the __________ direction of the body to determine if there is an injury involving a specific ligament in the knee.
medial, lateral
lateral, medial
anterior, posterior
posterior, anterior
Which knee ligament injury is the varus stress test used to diagnose?
ACL
PCL
MCL
LCL
The image below represents which range of motion movement?
Adduction
Abduction
Flexion
Retraction
Which type of range of motion movement is shown in the image below?
Depression
Elevation
Adduction
Rotation
What tool is used to measure the range of motion in a joint?
Protractor
Gladiator
Goniometer
Caliper
What is the main function of joints in the human body?
Allow movement
Produce blood cells
Store fat
Generate heat
Which type of joint provides the greatest range of motion?