Joint Movements

What is another name for an articulation?

• Joint

• Suture

• Ligament

• Hole in a bone

What are the functions of the joints?

• Holds bones together

• Provide mobility

• Site for muscle attachment

• Stores calcium

What type of joint is held together by fibrous tissue?

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

• Plane

• Hinge

What type of joint is represented by sutures in the skull and formed by the tibia and fibula?

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

• Plane

• Hinge

What type of joint is connected by cartilage?

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

• Plane

• Hinge

What type of joint would you find in the spine?

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

• Plane

• Hinge

What type of joint is formed in a fluid filled cavity?

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

• Plane

• Hinge

What type of joint is the knee?

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

• Plane

• Hinge

What type of joint has flat surfaces at the joint and allows slipping and grinding movement?

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

• Plane

• Hinge

What type of joint is found in the tarsals?

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

• Plane

• Hinge