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3) GCSE PE - AQA - Synovial Joints

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What connects muscle to bone?

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Cartilage

d)

Joint Capsule

2.

What connects bone to bone?

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Joint Capsule

d)

Bursae

3.

A tough but flexible tissue that acts as a buffer between the bones, preventing bones rubbing together and causing friction

a)

Bursae

b)

Joint Capsule

c)

Synovial Fluid

d)

Cartilage

4.

Tissue that stops synovial fluid from escaping and encloses, supports and holds the bones together

a)

Synovial Membrane

b)

Joint Capsule

c)

Bursae

d)

Synovial Fluid

5.

Which is the odd one out?

a)

Knee

b)

Hip

c)

Humerus

d)

Ankle

6.

What would be the synovial joint where the femur and tibia articulate?

a)

Knee

b)

Shoulder

c)

Ankle

d)

Hip

7.

What synovial joint would you find where the femur and pelvis articulate?

a)

Knee

b)

Shoulder

c)

Ankle

d)

Hip

8.

What are synovial joints also known as?

a)

Freely moving joints

b)

Freely moveable joints

c)

Free to move joints

d)

Free moving joints

9.

A clear and slippery liquid that lubricates the joint and stops the bones rubbing together, is ...

a)

Bursae

b)

Cartilage

c)

Synovial Fluid

d)

Joint Capsule

10.

A sac filled with liquid, floating inside the joint, to reduce friction between tendon and bone, is ...

a)

Bursae

b)

Cartilage

c)

Synovial membrane

d)

Ligaments