The Human Body: Skeletal and Muscular System

Mohit injured himself while playing. His parents took him to a doctor to get an X-ray done. Here is the X-ray image of Mohit's leg. Which type of joint is shown here?

• Saddle joint
• Hinge joint
• Pivot joint
• Ball and socket joint

Joints mainly protect the important internal organs of the body.

• False
• True

Identify the type of joint in the given picture

• Gliding join

• Ball and socket joint

• Pivot joint

• saddle joint

Swati and Padma were discussing about joints and made the following claims.
Swati: Joints are points on the skeleton where bones meet and move.
Padma: Joints are points on the skeleton where bones meet, irrespective of whether they allow movement.
Who among the above is correct?

• Swati

• Padma

• Both of them

• None of them

The (a)   (nervous/skeletal) system gives shape to our body.

There are almost (a)   (300/206) bones in the body of an adult.

The (a)   (smooth/skeletal) muscles contract while lifting a box.

Vishal thinks that the muscles of the heart are of the same type as that found in the intestines because both are involuntary. Do you agree? Give reasons.

Muscular and skeletal System

Which of these body parts has an immovable joint?

• elbow

• knee

• shoulder

• skull