1. Joints
Year 10 AADP

2. Types of joints
There are lots of different joints in the body. We are going to look at the 3 most common.
Hinge Joint
Ball and Socket
Sliding Joint

3. Ball and socket Joint The ball and socket joint allows:
Side to side movement.
Back and forth.
Rotational movements.
Examples of this joint are the hip
And the shoulder.

4. Hinge joint The hinge joint allows: Back and forth movement
Bending and straightening
Examples of a hinge joint are elbow,
Knee, ankle.

5. Sliding joint
The sliding joint occurs where two bones with flat surfaces slide on each other.
This joint is restricted in terms of movement.
Sliding joints allow side to side movement and limited back and forth movement.
Examples of this joint are between the carpal and metacarpal bones and the vertebral column.