WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
What type of joint is the hip joint? - CORRECT ANSWER -Ball and socket or spheroid.
What bones form the hip joint? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The articulation of the head of the femur (ball), and the acetabulum (socket) of the pelvis.
What forms the actabulum? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Fusion of the ilium, ischium, and pubis, and is deepened by a labrium (rim of fibrocartilage).
What permits the hip to have its large range of motion? - CORRECT ANSWER -Its loose fibrous capsule.
What movements are the hip joints capable of? -RCORRECT ANSWER -
Flexion and extension in the sagittal plane, abduction and adduction in the coronal plane, internal (or m
edial) rotation and external (or lateral) rotation in the transverse plane, as well asRa combination of thes
e movements called circumduction.
What is a triaxial joint? And name two places in the body that these exist? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A joint that allows for the for three types of movement: anterior-posterior, medial-
lateral, and rotational. It is also called a multiaxial joint or a polyaxial joint. The shoulder and hip joints a
re triaxial joints.
What are the normal hip ranges of motion for flexion? - CORRECT ANSWER -100 - 120 degrees
What are the normal hip ranges of motion for extension? - CORRECT ANSWER -20 -
30 degrees (some use 10 - 20 degrees)
What are the normal hip ranges of motion for abduction? - CORRECT ANSWER -40 -55 degrees
What are the normal hip ranges of motion for adduction? - CORRECT ANSWER -20 - 45 degrees