Joint and Joint Movements

What are the three types of joints?

• muscle joints, ligament joints, and tendon joints

• hinge joints, pivot joints, and ball-and-socket joints

• fibrous joints, cartilaginous joints, and synovial joints

• smooth joints, rough joints, and bumpy joints

Examples of a Ball & Socket Joint are found in the

• Shoulder

• Knee

• Hip

• Ankle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A hinge joint allows

• A wide range of movements

• Circumduction

• Rotation

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

Supination

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The skull is an example of what type of joint?

• Cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis)

• Synovial (diarthrosis)

• Fibrous (synarthrosis)

Name this joint

• gliding
• saddle
• condyloid
• pivot

The knee joint is

• Hinge
• Gliding
• Ball and socket
• Pivot

Allow bones to move in almost any direction

• Pivotal joint
• Ball and socket joint
• Hinge joint
• Gliding joint

Where is the ball and socket joint located ?

• Shoulder

• Neck

• elbow

• wrist

Which of there body parts uses a pivot joint?

• Spine

• Neck

• Finger

• shoulder