How Joints Differ in Design (Edexcel GCSE Physical Education): Flashcards
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Movement type of fibrous joints
Movement type of fibrous joints
Immovable (synarthrosis)
Example of fibrous joint
Example of fibrous joint
Sutures in the skull
What connects bones in cartilaginous joints?
What connects bones in cartilaginous joints?
Cartilage
Movement type of cartilaginous joints
Movement type of cartilaginous joints
Limited movement (amphiarthrosis)
Key structure of synovial joints
Key structure of synovial joints
Joint cavity filled with synovial fluid
Movement type of synovial joints
Movement type of synovial joints
Free movement (diarthrosis)
Movement planes in hinge joints
Movement planes in hinge joints
One plane (uniaxial) - flexion & extension
Examples of hinge joints
Examples of hinge joints
Elbow, knee, ankle
Movement planes in ball & socket joints
Movement planes in ball & socket joints
Multiple planes (multiaxial)
Examples of ball & socket joints
Examples of ball & socket joints
Shoulder, hip
Movement type of pivot joints
Movement type of pivot joints
Rotational around single axis (uniaxial)
Movement planes in saddle joints
Movement planes in saddle joints
Two planes (biaxial)
Movement type of plane (gliding) joints
Movement type of plane (gliding) joints
Limited gliding movements (nonaxial)
Movement planes in condyloid joints
Movement planes in condyloid joints
Two planes (biaxial)
Range of motion: ball & socket vs hinge
Range of motion: ball & socket vs hinge
Ball & socket: wide range; hinge: one plane