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WorksheetsUnderstanding Joints and Movements
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
How many functions of the skeleton are there?
3
4
5
6
What type of bone is used for protection?
Short bones
Flat bones
Irregular Bones
Long Bones
What bones are used to generate movement?
Short Bones
Flat Bones
Irregular Bones
Long Bones
What bones are associated with weight-bearing, shock absorption and spreading loads
Short Bones
Flat Bones
Irregular Bones
Long Bones
What bones allow your head to nod and rotate?
Short Bones
Flat Bones
Irregular Bones
Long Bones
What bones are located in your arms
Metatarsels
Clavicle
Humerus
Ulna
Radius
Select all the types of joints for Edexcel GCSE PE
Hinge joint
Condyloid joint
Synovial joint
Ball & Socket joint
Fibrous joint
What is the definition of a joint?
Joints can be found in the elbow and knee
A joint allows movement to occur
A joint is what allows flexion and extension to occur
A joint is a place where two or more bones meet
Hinge joints is a joint that only allow two types of movement to occur
True
False
Movement possibilities of ball & socket joints:
Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction and rotation
Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction
Rotation only
None of the above
Movement possibilities of a pivot joint:
Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and circumduction
Only flexion and extension
Rotation only
None of the above
Movement possibilities of hinge joints:
Flexion, extension, dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
Only flexion and extension
Rotation only
None of the above
