Major joints and their movements

What you’ll practice

Work through major joints and match each one to its primary movements, planes, and axes—ideal for reinforcing functional anatomy. You’ll see a mixed set that ranges from straightforward joint-action recall to trickier movement combinations.

Each question uses 4 options and there’s no timer, so you can slow down, reason it out, and learn from patterns across the set.

Difficulty and choosing your setup

Select how many questions you want to answer and pick a difficulty level before you start; “Mixed” blends easy recognition items with more detailed movement analysis. The balance keeps the quiz approachable while still challenging you on commonly confused actions.

Common pitfalls to avoid

• Mixing up abduction/adduction at the shoulder vs the hip due to different anatomical references
• Confusing pronation/supination with internal/external rotation
• Forgetting the knee allows slight rotation when flexed (and treating it as hinge-only)
• Swapping inversion/eversion with dorsiflexion/plantarflexion at the ankle-foot complex
• Overlooking scapulothoracic movements that support shoulder range of motion
• Mislabeling circumduction as a single-plane motion instead of a multi-plane combination