joints

Question 1

what are joints

Answer 1

where two or more bones attach to allow movement

Question 2

what are the 3 types of joints

Answer 2

fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial

Question 3

what’s a fibrous joint

Answer 3

immovable

Question 4

what’s a cartilaginous joint

Answer 4

partially moveable

Question 5

what’s a synovial joint

Answer 5

freely moveable

Question 6

example of fibrous joint

Answer 6

cranium

Question 7

example of cartilaginous joint

Answer 7

parts of the vertebrae

Question 8

example of synovial joint

Answer 8

hips, most common joint in the body

Question 9

what’s ligament

Answer 9

joins bone to bones

Question 10

what’s a tendon

Answer 10

join muscle to bone

Question 11

what does a synovial membrane produce

Answer 11

an oily synovial fluid (lubricates joint and reduces friction)

Question 12

what are bursae

Answer 12

small bags of synovial fluid

Question 13

2 types of synovial joints

Answer 13

ball + socket and hinge joint

Question 14

what’s a ball and socket joint

Answer 14

it’s a head of a long bone is shaped like a ball and fits into the socket of a flat bone

Question 15

what’s a hinge joint

Answer 15

two or more long bones come together. it works like a door and can only move two directions

Question 16

example of hinge joints

Answer 16

elbow, knee, ankle

Question 17

what is the elbow joint created by and example of sport

Answer 17

created by joining the humerus, radius and ulna. throwing a javelin

Question 18

what is the knee joint created by and example of sport

Answer 18

created by joining the femur and the tibia. the patella sits on the front of the knee joint. kicking a ball

Question 19

what is the ankle joint created by and example of sport

Answer 19

created by joining the tibia, fibula, and talus (tarsals). when diving at the start of a swimming race

Question 20

examples of ball and socket joint

Answer 20

hip joint and shoulder joint

Question 21

what’s the hip joint created by

Answer 21

created by the ball of the femur sitting the socket of the pelvis

Question 22

what’s the shoulder joint created by

Answer 22

created by the ball of the humerus sitting in the socket of the scapula

Question 23

what are the movements at a joint (there’s 8)

Answer 23

extension, flexion, plantar flexion, dorsi flexion, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction