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WorksheetsTypes of Joints
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
This is where 2 bones meet, it is responsible for keeping bones far enough apart so they don't rub and they hold bones in place.
Muscle
Joint
Tendon
Ligament
These attach muscles to bones
Ligament
Joint
Tendon
Muscle
These attach bones to bones
Tendon
Ligament
Muscle
Joint
These allow no movement between bones, they are interlocked and held together by connective tissue.
Slightly moveable joints
Immovable joints
Ball and Socket Joint
Gliding Joint
These permit a small amount of movement, bones are further apart than immovable joints
Ball and Socket
Condyloid Joint
Slightly Movable Joint
Hinge Joint
Most joints in the body, the ends of the bones are covered with a layer of cartilage that provides a smooth surface.
Immovable
Slightly Movable
Fixed
Freely Moveable
Permits a circular movement with the widest range of movement.
Ball and Socket
Saddle Joint
Hinge Joint
Gliding Joint
This joint permits a back and forth movement, allows for flexion and extension.
Ball and Socket
Hinge
Condyloid
Gliding
This joint permits rotation of one bone around another.
Ball and Socket
Saddle
Pivot
Hinge
This type of joint permits are sliding motion of one bone over another, found between the wrist bone in humans.
Condyloid
Saddle
Gliding
Hinge
This joint permits movement in 2 planes, like the base of the thumb in Humans
Ball and Socket
Gliding
Pivot
Saddle
This joint allows for a hinge type movement in two directions, example in Humans is the joints that connects finger to palm in Humans.
Ball and Socket
Condyloid
Gliding
Hinge
