Joints Word Scramble
|
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Term | Definition |
Hinge | allows extension and retraction of an appendage. (Elbow, Knee) |
Ball and Socket | allows for radial movement in almost any direction. They are found in the hips and shoulders. (Hip, Shoulder) |
Gliding | bones slide past each other. Mid-carpal and mid-tarsal joints are gliding joints. (Hands, Feet) |
Saddle | This type of joint occurs when the touching surfaces of two bones have both concave and convex regions with the shapes of the two bones complementing one other and allowing a wide range of movement. (Thumb) |
Pivot | Rotational movement, the rounded bone moves around its own axis (1st and 2nd vertebra of neck) |
Condyloid | This permits movement in two planes, allowing flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction. (Between metacarpal and phalanges) |
Created by:
lstrench
Popular Science sets