Skeletal: Type of synovial joints

Question 1

Hinge (elbow, knee, ankle)

Answer 1

allows movement in one direction

Question 2

Ball and socket (hip, shoulder)

Answer 2

Allows movement in all directions

Question 3

Condyloid joint

Answer 3

Found in wrist, movements are forward, backward and side to side

Question 4

Gliding joint

Answer 4

AKA plane joint, allow the bones to glide in any direction.
Eg between the carpals (wrist) and tarsals (feet)

Question 5

Pivot Joint

Answer 5

Enables rotational movement (turning your head).
Eg joints are at the atlas and axis of the neck.

Question 6

Saddle Joint

Answer 6

The surfaces of the bone are concave and convex.
One bone rest on the other (like a rider on a horse).
Allows movements backwards, forwards, side to side.
Found at the base of the thumb
(gripping a ball or racket).