Lower Leg Joint Movements

What movement involves lifting the front of the foot towards the shin?

• Plantarflexion

• Inversion

• Dorsiflexion

• Eversion

Which movement involves turning the sole of the foot inward?

• Eversion

• Rotation

• Flexion

• Inversion

What is the term for turning the sole of the foot outward?

• inversion

• flexion

• rotation

• eversion

Which joint allows for flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction in the lower leg?

• Knee joint

• Ankle joint

• Shoulder joint

• Elbow joint

What type of joint is the knee joint?

• Ball joint

• Pivot joint

• Hinge joint

• Gliding joint

Which joint connects the femur to the pelvis?

• elbow joint

• shoulder joint

• hip joint

• knee joint

What type of movement does the hip joint allow?

• Multiple types of movement including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, and external rotation.

• Limited to internal rotation

• No movement allowed

• Only flexion and extension

What is the main movement of the knee joint?

• Adduction and circumduction

• Rotation and abduction

• Pronation and supination

• Flexion and extension

Which joint in the hip allows for rotation?

• Hinge joint

• Ball-and-socket joint

• Gliding joint

• Pivot joint

What is the term for moving the leg away from the midline of the body?

• Flexion

• Abduction

• Extension

• Adduction