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WorksheetsJoints in the Human Body
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 13mins
If your body were a tall building, your skeleton would be:
The beams and joists that hold it up.
The plumbing and electrical systems.
The foundations that anchors it to the ground.
The apartments and offices inside it.
Which term best describes the joints at the top of your skull?
Motionless
Flexible
Rubbery
Elastic
Which type of joint gives you the largest range of motion?
Pivot joint
Ball-and-socket joint
Hinge joint
Gliding joint
The joints in your knees and elbows are most similar to:
A wheel
A door hinge
A nut and bolt
A clock's pendulum
Which pair of joints has the most in common?
Your ankle joints and your shoulder joints.
The joints in your spine and your hips.
Your elbow joints and your knee joints.
Your wrist joints and your shoulder joints.
What might happen if you snapped or tore one of your ligaments?
Your joints would not be able to move.
Your bones would be in danger of breaking.
Your joints might slide out of place easily.
You would become double-jointed.
The joint that allows you to chew food is most similar to a:
Ball-and-socket joint
Hinge joint
Pivot joint
Immovable joint
A disease called osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage between joints wears away. What can you infer about osteoarthritis?
It prevents joints from moving smoothly.
It causes joints to dislocate easily.
It causes bones to become more brittle.
It reduces joints' range of motion.
If you have a "slipped disc," you have a:
Head injury
Shoulder injury
Knee injury
Back injury
The main purpose of synovial fluid is:
Keeping bones moist
Lubrication
Strengthening tendons and cartilage
Protecting the spinal cord
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