Joints Worksheet

What is a joint?

Name three types of joints according to their degree and range of motion.

Describe the action of a ball and socket joint.

Give an example of a ball and socket joint in humans.

Provide a non-human example of a ball and socket joint.

Describe the action of a hinge joint.

Provide an example of a hinge joint found on the human body.

Think of a non-human hinge joint and write it below.

What structure encompasses (encloses) a joint?

What connects the bones across a joint?