HBS 1.2.5 Joints in Motion Review

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 

The main purpose of synovial fluid is:

• Keeping bones moist

• Lubrication

• Strengthening tendons and cartilage

• Protecting the spinal cord

What is the slippery surface that cover the bones?

• synovial membrane

• synovial fluid

• ligament

• cartilage

What is the name of this joint?

• Ball and socket joint

• Hinge joint

• Fixed joint

• Slightly movable joint

The joints that allow the most movement are called

• Fixed

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

A hinge joint allows

• A wide range of movements

• Circumduction

• Rotation

• Movement in only one direction (ie. backwards & forwards)

An example of a Saddle joint is in the

• Knee

• Hip

• Thumb

• Vertebral column

When kicking a football the knee

• Flexes

• Extends

• Abducts

• Adducts

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Extension
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Adduction

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Extension
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Adduction