Musculoskeletal System

These joints allow movement in all directions. The joints in shoulder and hip have these.

• ball and socket

• hinge

• gliding

These joints allow movement in one direction. These joints are present in the elbow and knee.

• ball and socket

• hinge

• gliding

These joints allow side to side and back and forth movement. These joints are present in the wrist, ankles and vertebrae.

• ball and socket

• hinge

• gliding

These joints allow rotation movement. This is also the joint where two bones of lower arm, the radius and the ulna met allowing a person to twist an arm.

• ball and socket

• hinge

• pivot

These joints are fixed. They do not allow movement.

• immovable joint

• immovable joint

• pivot

When you press on to the cord at the back of your ankle, you will be able to feel a structure that is connected to the heel bone and to the muscles of the lower leg. This structure is known as ___________.

• pendon

• tendon

• sendon

These muscles make up the large part of the arms, legs, abdomen and chest.

• smooth muscles

• cardiac muscles

• skeletal muscles

Biceps and triceps are the long muscles in the arm.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the function of a ligament?

• It holds muscles together.

• It connects bone to bone.

• It causes muscles to contract.

• It connects muscles to bones.

What is the function of a tendon?

• It holds bones together.

• It connects muscles to bone.

• It holds muscles together.

• It causes muscles to contract.