This statement was developed by the Public Health Nursing Definition Document Task Force. under the direction of the leadership of the Public Health Nursing Section of the American. Public Health Association. The statement was adopted by the Public Health Nursing Section.
A pressure balanced Single or Universal Expansion joint is an assembly designed to absorb axial movement and /or lateral deflection while the pressure thrust is balanced by means of an additional bellows and tie rods.
Movement Short Definition. Examples of: Types of Synovial Joints permitting this movement. 1. Flexion: A movement decreasing the angle between articulating bones. (Some texts express this as decreasing the inner angle of the joint.) Ball and socket ; Condyloid ; Hinge ; Pivot ; Saddle; 2. Extension: A movement increasing the angle between articulating bones.