Chapter 9, Problem 12RQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The comparison of flexion and extension with adduction and abduction.

Introduction:

Synovial joints allow wide variety of movements in the human body. These movements include gliding, angular, and rotational movements. The angular movement causes a change in the angle between two bones. Rotation involves movement around the long axis of a bone, and gliding involves the movement of a bone across the surface of another bone.