8. Joints

Which of the following movements is an example of circumduction movement?

In anatomy, what is circumduction?

Which anatomical term refers to a movement that increases the angle between two body parts?

Chewing involves the __________ joint.

Shrugging one's shoulders primarily involves __________.

What type of motion occurs at a synovial joint when one flat bone surface slips over another without appreciable angulation or rotation?

In a uniaxial articulation, __________.

A twisting motion of the foot that turns the sole inward is called __________.

What type of motion is unique to mammals and is characterized by the posterior teeth gliding from side to side in a grinding motion?

The term nonaxial movement means __________.

__________ refers to movement of the radius around the ulna when the palms of the hands are rotated so that the palms are facing upward.