by admin | Jul 16, 2022 | Group
This group describes the joints composing the Shoulder Complex and all joints of the upper arm.
by admin | Jul 16, 2022 | Group
This group describes all the joints of the lower limb.
by admin | Jul 15, 2022 | Vocabulary
Excursion is the side to side movement of the mandible. Lateral excursion moves the mandible away from the midline, toward either the right or left side.Medial excursion returns the mandible to its resting position at the midline.
by admin | Jul 15, 2022 | Vocabulary
Opposition is the thumb movement that brings the tip of the thumb in contact with the tip of a finger. This movement is produced at the first carpometacarpal joint, which is a saddle joint formed between the trapezium carpal bone and the first metacarpal bone. Thumb...
by admin | Jul 15, 2022 | Vocabulary
Superior and inferior rotation are movements of the scapula and are defined by the direction of movement of the glenoid cavity. These motions involve rotation of the scapula around a point inferior to the scapular spine and are produced by combinations of muscles...
by admin | Jul 15, 2022 | Vocabulary
Depression and elevation are downward and upward movements of the scapula or mandible. The upward movement of the scapula and shoulder is elevation, while a downward movement is depression. These movements are used to shrug your shoulders. Similarly, elevation of the...
