Types of Synovial Joints

You will need:1. 2 colors of clay

2. Notebook/Device3. Creativity

http://www.teachpe.com/anatomy/joints.php

Hinge

Hinge

Movement:

Flexion/Extension

Example:

Knee/Elbow

Pivot

Pivot

Movement:

Rotate one bone around the other.

Example: Top of the neck(atlas and axis bones)

Ball and Socket

Ball and Socket

Movement:

Flexion/Extension/Adduction/Abduction/Internal & External Rotation

Example:Shoulder/Hip

Saddle

Saddle

Movement:

Flexion/Extension/Adduction/Abduction/Circumduction

Example: CMC joint of the thumb

Condyloid

Condyloid

Movement:

Flexion/Extension/Adduction/Abduction/Circumduction

Example: Wrist/MCP & MTP joints

Gliding

Gliding

Movement:

Gliding movements

Example:Intercarpal joints

Tendons vs. Ligaments

• Tendons– Connect bone to _____________

• Ligaments– Connect bone to _____________

Research Assignment

• http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/injurybybodypart/Find_Your_Sports_Injury_by_Body_Part.htm

Choose a joint/ligament/tendon injury. Write a 1 page research paper on that injury.

Suggested paragraph structure:1. Identification/description of that injury2. Causes of that injury3. Treatments of that injury