Which term describes the range of motion around a joint?

• A. Flexibility
• B. Body Composition
• C. Coordination
• D. Agility

Answer: (A)

Range of motion around a joint describes how far the joint can move. That ability is called flexibility. Flexibility reflects how supple the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joint tissues are, plus how well the nervous system allows that movement. When a joint has good flexibility, you can move through a larger range safely, which helps performance and reduces injury risk.

Body composition is about the proportion of fat to lean tissue in the body, not how much a joint can move. Coordination is the ability to use body parts together smoothly and efficiently, focusing on timing and sequencing of movements. Agility is about rapid, precise changes of direction and speed in response to a stimulus. None of these describe the actual motion limit of a joint in the way flexibility does.