What type of motion at a synovial joint does NOT involve the movement of a joint around an axis?
A)gliding
B)angular
C)rotation
D)special

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Gliding motion involves movement between the flat surfaces of two bones and does not involve movement around an axis. Angular motion involves movement along an axis and includes flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction. Rotation involves movement around a central axis, such as with medial and lateral rotation of the hip joint. Special motion includes supination and pronation of the forearm and inversion and eversion of the ankle joint.

What Type of Motion at a Synovial Joint Does NOT