Motion of joints

• What are the 3 motion of joints in the skeleton?

  1. Flexion and extension
  2. adduction and abduction
  3. rotation and circumduction
• What is the flexion and extension motion?

  Flexion is the angle being decreased and the extension is the angle increasing
• What is an example of flexion and extension?

  Flexing your biceps
• What is the adduction and abduction motion?

  Adduction is all your moving towards of the midline of ur body and abduction is moving away from the midline of your body
• What is an example of adduction and abduction?


  Star jumps up and down
• What is the rotation and circumduction motion?

  Rotation is moving only left and right but circumduction is a full 360
• What is an example of rotation and circumduction?


  Russian twists and jumping a skipping rope