Musculoskeletal System Unit

What are joints

• A place where one bone meets 
• A place where  two  bones meet 
• Bones don't meet 
• A place where three bones meet 

Often contains a fluid-filled cushion

• fibrous
• cartilaginous
• synovial

The shoulder has which type of joint?

• Pivot

• Saddle

• Ball and socket

• Hinge

Where can a saddle joint be found?

• Wrist

• Skull

• Vertebra

• Thumb

Which is an example of a hinge joint

• knee and elbow

• shoulder and hip

• neck

• ankle and wrist

Which is an example of a pivot joint

• shoulders and hips

• wrist and ankle

• neck

• elbow

Which is an example of a gliding joint

• hips

• neck

• shoulders

• ankle and wrist

Which system provides shape and support, movement, and protects organs

• nervous

• circulatory

• skeletal

• respiratory

Which of the following contains an immovable joint

• hand

• leg

• skull

• knee

Adults have more bones than babies

• True

• False