Joints

• Name one of the 3 types of fibrous joints:– Syndesmosis– Suture– Gomphosis

• Name one of the 2 types of cartilaginous joints:– Synchondrosis– Symphysis

• Name two of the 6 types of synovial joints:– Ball and socket– Condyloid– Gliding– Hinge– Pivot– Saddle

• What type of joint connects the flat bones of the skull?– Suture

• Name one place you can find a gliding joint– Carpals (wrist)– Tarsals (ankle)

• What type of joint is another term for freely moveable?– Diarthrotic

• What type of movement does a pivot joint allow?– Rotation

• What type of joint is between vertebrae?– Symphysis

• What would you be doing if you underwent flexion of the leg at the knee?– Bending your leg at the knee

• What type of synovial joint has the largest range of motion?– Ball and socket

• If you were to do a backbend, what type of movement would your back be doing?– Hyperextension

• In what part of the body would you find a hinge joint?– Tibia/femur (knee)– Humerus/ulna (elbow)– Phalanges (fingers or toes)

• What type of joint is between metacarpals and phalanges of the fingers?– Condyloid

• Where would you find a saddle joint?– Carpal/metacarpal of thumb