Skeletal Joints

The skull is an example of what type of joint?

• Cartilaginous

• Synovial

• Fibrous

Name this joint 

• gliding

• saddle

• hinge

• ball and socket

The knee joint is

• Hinge

• Gliding

• Ball and socket

• Pivot

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 

what type of joint is shown in the image?

• ball-and-socket

• hinge

• synarthosis

• condyloid

• planar

Gliding joints are found in your ____ and ____.

• skull, spine

• wrists, ankles

• shoulders, hips

• elbows, knees

what type of joint is the shoulder?

• ball-and-socket

• hinge

• condyloid

• planar

What is the purpose of joints in the skeletal system?

• To allow movement and flexibility between bones.

• To store minerals and produce blood cells.

• To protect internal organs.

• To provide support and structure to the body.

what type of joint is shown in the image?

• ball-and-socket

• hinge

• synarthosis

• pivot

• planar

Match the following types of joints

• Bone with a rounded end that fits into a

• Ball and Socket Joint

• Your Skull has this type of joint

• Immovable Joint

• One part of a bone slides over another b

• Pivot Joint

• One bone rotates in a ring of another bo

• Gliding Joint

• Back-and-forth movement like door hinges

• Hinge Joint