Joints & Movement
Worksheet
Read your notes and answer the following.
1. What are joints?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. What are fixed joints? What is their other name?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Name the type of joints shown below.
a.
b.
4. Complete the following sentences
link bones together and limit the range of movement of a joint.
protects bones and prevents them from wearing each other
5. What type of joint is shown in the following diagram?
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Label the diagram.
6. Identify the type of movements that are allowed by the following joints.
Type of joint
Ball and socket
Hinge
Movement allowed
Complete the passage below to explain how muscles work together to move your skeleton.
The human body contains more than ___________ muscles. These muscles are attached to the
bone by _________________. When a muscle _______ it shortens and __________ on a bone.
If the bone is part of a ________ it will cause the bone to move. Muscles always work in
____________. While one muscle is contracting, the other is _______________________.
When muscles contract, they become __________________ and __________________. When
muscles relax, they become ____________________ and _______________________. These
pairs of muscles are called __________________________ musc