Types of Synovial Joints You will need: 1.2 colors of clay 2.Notebook/Device 3.Creativity

Hinge

Movement: Flexion/Extension Example: Knee/Elbow

Pivot

Movement: Rotate one bone around the other. Example: Top of the neck (atlas and axis bones)

Ball and Socket

Movement: Flexion/Extension/Adduction/ Abduction/Internal & External Rotation Example: Shoulder/Hip

Saddle

Movement: Flexion/Extension/Adduction/ Abduction/Circumduction Example: CMC joint of the thumb

Condyloid

Movement: Flexion/Extension/Adduction/ Abduction/Circumduction Example: Wrist/MCP & MTP joints

Gliding

Movement: Gliding movements Example: Intercarpal joints

Tendons vs. Ligaments Tendons – Connect bone to _____________ Ligaments – Connect bone to _____________

Research Assignment /Find_Your_Sports_Injury_by_Body_Part.htm /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 injury 2. Causes of that injury 3. Treatments of that injury