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Question 1

fiberous

Answer 1

no movement
cranium

Question 2

cartilaginous

Answer 2

small movement
sternum ribs

Question 3

synovial allows movement

Answer 3

knee hip wrist neck

Question 4

ball and socket

Answer 4

allows greatest range of movement one end of bone is shaped like a ball and fits into a hollow socket at the other end of the joint

Question 5

hinge

Answer 5

HINGE JOINTS allow extensive
flexion and extension (Bending
and straightening) with only a
small amount of rotation.
* The joint is made by the joining of
two bone ends which have smooth
surfaces. They are shaped to
move against each other with
minimum friction.

Examples of Hinge Joints:
Elbow and Knee Joints

Question 6

• PIVOT JOINTS

Answer 6

allows rotation
neck

Question 7

plane

Answer 7

allow
flexion and extension
through a slight gliding
motion between the ends of
small bones such as hands
and feet.

These small bones can
move over one another to
increase the flexibility of the
hands and feet.
* Strong ligaments link them
together and stop them
moving to far.

Question 8

saddle

Answer 8

SADDLE JOINTS occur
where concave and
convex surfaces meet.
* The saddle joints allow
the movement of the
joint forward and
backwards, and right to
left.
* Examples of saddle
joints include the fingers
and thumbs

Question 9

condlyoid

Answer 9

moves in all directions metacarpals metatarsals