Joints and Movements

A hinge joint allows

When kicking a football the knee

Identify the joint action being performed: Extension, Flexion, Abduction, Adduction

Identify the joint action being performed: Extension, Flexion, Abduction, Adduction

Identify the joint action being performed: Extension, Flexion, Abduction, Adduction

Identify the joint action being performed: Extension, Flexion, Abduction, Adduction

Identify the joint action being performed: Extension, Flexion, Abduction, Adduction

Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint: ball and socket, condyloid, hinge, gliding

The elbows, knees and phalanges are examples of this type of joint

This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no