Types of Joints and Movements

This video tutorial covers the concept of movement, serving as a bridge between the skeletal and muscular systems. It explains the functional and structural classifications of joints, highlighting their roles in stability and movement. The tutorial delves into synovial joints, their unique features, and the various types of movements they allow. Additionally, it introduces muscle contraction, emphasizing its importance in facilitating movement, and briefly touches on isotonic and isometric contractions.

What is another term for a joint?

• Tendon

• Articulation

• Ligament

• Cartilage

Which type of joint is the most stable?

• Cartilaginous

• Diarthrosis

• Synarthrosis

• Amphiarthrosis

What type of joint connects bones with dense connective tissue and is mostly immovable?

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Hinge

• Synovial

Which type of joint is found between the vertebrae and acts as a shock absorber?

• Synthesis

• Synchondrosis

• Syndesmosis

• Suture

What distinguishes synovial joints from other types of joints?

• They are immovable

• They connect bones with cartilage

• They are found only in the skull

• They have a fluid-filled joint cavity

Which type of synovial joint allows for rotational movement?

• Saddle

• Ball and Socket

• Pivot

• Hinge

What type of movement is allowed by a hinge joint?

• Opposition

• Flexion and Extension

• Rotational

• Gliding

Which type of synovial joint is found in the thumb and allows for opposition movements?

• Hinge

• Condylar

• Ball and Socket

• Saddle

What is the term for muscle contractions that do not change the length of the muscle?

• Eccentric

• Isotonic

• Isometric

• Concentric

In a muscle contraction, what is the term for the bone that moves less or not at all?

• Insertion

• Origin

• Tendon

• Ligament