Circumduction
Circumduction is the movement of the hips and
shoulders.
Other Types of Movement
Other types of movement generally used to
indicate specific anatomical positions include the
following:
Supination—turning upward, as in placing the
palm of the hand up.
Pronation—turning downward, as in placing
the palm of the hand down.
Eversion—turning outward, as in turning the
sole of the foot to the outside.
Inversion—turning inward, as in turning the
sole of the foot inward.
MUSCLES
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Identify primary
muscle functions, muscle characteristics, types
of muscle tissue, and important functional
muscles.
Muscles are responsible for many different types
of body movements. The action of the muscle is
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PIVOT
JOINT
COXAL
BONE
HEAD OF FEMUR
IN ACETABULUM
FEMUR
BALL-AND-SOCKET
JOINT
CONDYLOID
JOINT
METACARPAL
PHALANX
GLIDING
JOINT
CARPALS
RADIUS
ULNA
HUMERUS
HINGE
JOINT
ODONTOID
PROCESS
TRANSVERSE
LIGAMENT
ATLAS
FIRST
METACARPAL
TRAPEZIUM
SADDLE
JOINT
HM3F0127
A
B
C
D
E
F
Figure 1-27.—Types of joints: A. Ball-in-socket joint; B. Condyloid joint; C. Gliding joint; D. Hinge joint; E. Pivot joint; F. Saddle
joint.
