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==Joint Movements==
==Joint Movements==
[[Image:Joint movements.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Flexion and Extension - Wikimedia Commons 2008]]
*Translation: Flat surfaces slide against each other, producing no change in orientation of their bodies
*Translation: Flat surfaces slide against each other, producing no change in orientation of their bodies
*Rotation: Moving bone turns on an axis perpendicular to articulation
*Rotation: Moving bone turns on an axis perpendicular to articulation