Bones And Joints Flashcards
Elbow knee and ankle are…. Joints
Hinge joints
Shoulder and hip are… joints
Ball and socket
Bones found at the head/ neck
Cranium and vertebrae
Bones found at the shoulder
Scapula and humerus
Bones found at the chest…
Ribs and sternum
Bones found at your elbow …
Humerus , radius and ulna
Bones found at your hip….
Pelvis and femur
Bones found at your knee…
Femur and tibia.(patella sits at the front of the knee joint).
Bones found at your ankle…..
Tibia,fibula and talus
Structure of the Skelton….
Flat bones are for protection of vital organs
Skeletal system allows movement at a joint
Shape and type of bone determines the amount of movement
Functions of the skeletal system
Mineral storage
Blood cell production
Support
Structure of a synovial joint
Synovial fluid
Synovial membrane
Ligaments
Joint capsule
Movements at elbow, knee , shoulder , ankle, hip
Flexion/extension - shoulder, elbow hip and knee
Abduction ,adduction- the shoulder
Rotation- shoulder
Circumduction -shoulder
Plantarflexion/dorsiflexion- ankle