Joints & Joint Actions

ABDUCTION
ADDUCTION
BALLANDSOCKET
CARTILAGINOUS
CIRCUMDUCTION
CONDYLOID
DEPRESSION
ELEVATION
EXTENSION
FIBROUS
FLEXION
GLIDING
HINGE
PIVOT
PRONATION
PROTRACTION
RETRACTION
ROTATION
SUPINATION
SYNOVIAL

There are several types of joints and joint actions hidden below, find them and then re-create the actions!

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Answer Key for Joints & Joint Actions

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1# D # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
2# E X T E N S I O N # # # # # # # # # #
3# P # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
4# R O T A T I O N # # # # # # # # # # #
5# E # # N O I T C U D M U C R I C # # #
6# S # G T E K C O S D N A L L A B # # #
7# S # # N N O I T C A R T O R P # # # #
8# I # # N I # # # # # # H T E R I # # #
9# O # # O # D S U O R B I F T O # V # #
10# N # # I # # I # # # L N # R N # # O #
11# # # # T # # # L # A # G # A A # # # T
12N # # # A # # # # G A # E B C T # # # #
13O # # # N # # # I D # # D O T I # L # #
14I # # # I # # N D # # U N # I O # A # #
15T # # # P # O U # # C D # # O N # I # #
16A # # # U U C # # T Y # # # N # # V # #
17V # # # S T # # I L # # # # # # # O # #
18E # # # I # # O O N O I X E L F # N # #
19L # # O # # N I # # # # # # # # # Y # #
20E # N # # # D # # # # # # # # # # S # #
Word X Y Direction
ABDUCTION  1511sw
ADDUCTION  1112sw
BALLANDSOCKET  166w
CARTILAGINOUS  1111sw
CIRCUMDUCTION  175w
CONDYLOID  1512sw
DEPRESSION  21s
ELEVATION  120n
EXTENSION  22e
FIBROUS  139w
FLEXION  1618w
GLIDING  1012nw
HINGE  139s
PIVOT  167se
PRONATION  167s
PROTRACTION  157w
RETRACTION  157s
ROTATION  24e
SUPINATION  517n
SYNOVIAL  1820n