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Adduction means to move an arm or leg toward the midline. The midline is the center of your body. The joints that allow this are ball and socket joints and so they also have to turn towards the midline.

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What is an example of joint adduction?

Adduction- rowing Abduction- gymnastics


What movement is occurring at each joint when butterfly swimming?

During butterfly swimming, the shoulder joint mainly moves in extension and adduction, and the elbow joint primarily moves in extension. The hip joint moves in extension and adduction, while the knee joint moves in extension and slight internal rotation. The ankle joint moves in plantarflexion and inversion.


How do the following joints move knee hip shoulder elbow ankle?

The knee joint primarily allows flexion and extension, enabling the leg to bend and straighten. The hip joint facilitates a wider range of motion, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation. The shoulder joint, being a ball-and-socket joint, allows for extensive movement in multiple directions, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation. The elbow joint predominantly permits flexion and extension, allowing the forearm to move towards and away from the upper arm. The ankle joint enables dorsiflexion and plantarflexion, allowing the foot to move up and down.


What is the action of the coracobrachialis?

It contributes to adduction, horizontal adduction, and flexion of the humerus, enabling the arm to swing forwards, and it is a synergist of the pectoralis minor.


Is the metatarsophalangeal joint a hinge joint?

No, the metatarsophalangeal joint is not a hinge joint. It is a condyloid joint that allows for both flexion and extension, as well as some degree of abduction and adduction in the foot.

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What does the Pectoralis move?

Pectoralis moves the shoulder joint. It has a sternal and clavicular end , it helps in shoulder joint adduction, cross arm adduction and overhead. Adduction movement means bringing the shoulder towards midline


What is an example of joint adduction?

Adduction- rowing Abduction- gymnastics


What are the 9 primary joint actions of the shoulder joint?

flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, hoizontal abduction/extention, internal rotation, external rotation, circumduction, adduction/flexion


What movement is occurring at each joint when butterfly swimming?

During butterfly swimming, the shoulder joint mainly moves in extension and adduction, and the elbow joint primarily moves in extension. The hip joint moves in extension and adduction, while the knee joint moves in extension and slight internal rotation. The ankle joint moves in plantarflexion and inversion.


Can wrist joint exhibit adduction and eversion?

The wrist joint primarily allows for flexion, extension, abduction, and circumduction movements. Adduction and eversion are not typical movements of the wrist joint. Adduction and eversion are more commonly associated with joints like the shoulder and ankle, respectively.


How do the following joints move knee hip shoulder elbow ankle?

The knee joint primarily allows flexion and extension, enabling the leg to bend and straighten. The hip joint facilitates a wider range of motion, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation. The shoulder joint, being a ball-and-socket joint, allows for extensive movement in multiple directions, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation. The elbow joint predominantly permits flexion and extension, allowing the forearm to move towards and away from the upper arm. The ankle joint enables dorsiflexion and plantarflexion, allowing the foot to move up and down.


The major movement that are possible at the knee joint are adduction and abduction?

YES


How does the condyloid joint move?

The condyloid joint is found at the wrist. It allows movement in two planes; this is called biaxial. It allows you to bend and straighten the joint. and move from side to side. The joints between the metacarpals and phalanges are also condyloid.


What is the action of the coracobrachialis?

It contributes to adduction, horizontal adduction, and flexion of the humerus, enabling the arm to swing forwards, and it is a synergist of the pectoralis minor.


What movement does the shoulder joint allow?

The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint, which is the type that allows the greatest range of movement. it allows the arm to move forward and backward (as when you swing your arms while walking); abduction and adduction (as in jumping jacks); and many intermediate movements.


The major movements that are possible at the knee joint are adduction and abduction?

That is incorrect. The major movements at the knee joint are flexion and extension, as well as a small amount of internal and external rotation. Adduction and abduction are movements commonly associated with the hip joint.


What is the functions of glenohumeral?

The glenohumeral joint is commonly known as the shoulder joint it is not a muscle. It acts functionally as a diarthrosis and multiaxial joint.It is the most moveable joint in the body.Flexion and extension of the shoulder joint in the (sagittal plane).Abduction and adduction of the shoulder (frontal plane).Horizontal abduction and horizontal adduction of the shoulder (transverse plane).Medial and lateral rotation of shoulder (also known as internal and external rotation).Circumduction of the shoulder (a combination of flexion/extension and abduction/adduction).