Soc 13 - Joints,movements,ligaments,tendons

Question 1

Name the 4 types of joints?

Answer 1

•Pivot
•Hinge
•Ball and socket
•Condyloid

Question 2

What does the pivot do?

Answer 2

Allows only rotational movement in the neck.

Question 3

What does the hinge do?

Answer 3

Allows flexion and extension in the ankles,knees and elbows.

Question 4

What does the ball and socket do?

Answer 4

It allows backwards,forwards and sideways movement in the shoulders and hips.

Question 5

What does the condyloid do?

Answer 5

Allows flexion,extension and abduction in the wrists.

Question 6

Name the 8 movements of joints?

Answer 6

•Flexion
•Extension
•Adduction
•Abduction
•Rotation
•Circumduction
•Dorsi-flexion
•Plantar-flexion

Question 7

Explain what flexion is?

Answer 7

Bending movements that decrease the angle between body parts.

Question 8

Explain what Extension is?

Answer 8

bending movement that increases the angle between body parts.

Question 9

Explain what Adduction is?

Answer 9

Movement that puls towards the midline of the body.

Question 10

Explain what Abduction is?

Answer 10

Movement thay pulls away from the midline of the body.

Question 11

Explain what rotation is?

Answer 11

Movement around a single axis or pivot point.

Question 12

Explain what Circumduction is?

Answer 12

Moving in a circular or conical shape.

Question 13

Explain what Dorsi-flexion is?

Answer 13

Bending or flexing the toes up, closer to the shin.

Question 14

Explain what Plantar-flexion is?

Answer 14

Extending or pointing the toes down, away from the shin.

Question 15

Sporting example of flexion?

Answer 15

Someone working out in the gym bends their arm up when doing a bicep curl.

Question 16

Sporting example of extension?

Answer 16

A swimmer swings their srm backwards in preperation for a racing dive.

Question 17

Sporting example of adduction?

Answer 17

A golfer on the tee swings the club down towards the ball.

Question 18

Sporting example of abduction?

Answer 18

A gymnast moves their arms sideays at the shoulder.

Question 19

Sporting example of rotation?

Answer 19

A tennis player serving.

Question 20

Sporting example of circumduction?

Answer 20

A cricketer bowling the ball.

Question 21

Sporting example of Dorsi-flexion?

Answer 21

A sprinter positions their feet in the starting blocks.

Question 22

Sporting example of Planatr-flexion?

Answer 22

A floor gymnast points their toes.

Question 23

What is a ligament?

Answer 23

Connects bone to bone

Question 24

What is a tendon?

Answer 24

Connects bone to muscle.