4.4 Joints that make you move!

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Joints that make you move

fused joints

- sacrum (used to be vertebrae)

- coccyx

- skull

immovable joint

cartilaginous joints

Synovial joints:

freely movable joints

- Bigger joints 

- to help with movement

         - cartilage

         - synovial fluid (made by synovial membrane)

The joints

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Different types of freely movable joints

Pivot joints (ulna and radius)

Ball-and-socket joints (like it says)

Hinge joints- (like a door)

ball and socket joint

pivot joint

rotating movement in one direction

Hinge joint

Moves in one direction

Like a door or window

HINGE JOINT

A type of freely moveable joints is:

1. fixed
2. intervertebral discs
3. fontanelle
4. hinge joint

Hinge joint

gliding joint

pivot joint

ball and socket joint

What type of joints are the pivot, hinge and ball-and-socket joint?

1. Synovial joints
2. Fibrous joints
3. Cartilaginous joints
4. Sutures

Match the correct name and example to the correct joint.

Ball & socket

Hinge

Gliding

Pivot

Knee  

Shoulder

Carpels

Skull base