What are the main types of joints in the body?

The elbow is an example of which type of joint? hinge pivot saddle gliding

Watch this video (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/fractures) to see how fractures of the distal radius bone can affect the wrist joint. Explain the problems that may occur if a fracture of the distal radius involves the joint surface of the radiocarpal joint of the wrist.

What movements occur at the hip joint and knees as you bend down to pick something up?

Watch this video (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/synjoints) to see an animation of synovial joints in action. Synovial joints are places where bones articulate with each other inside of a joint cavity. The different types of synovial joints are the ball-and-socket joint (shoulder joint), hinge joint (knee), pivot joint (atlantoaxial joint, between C1 and C2 vertebrae of the neck), condyloid joint (radiocarpal joint of the wrist), saddle joint (first carpometacarpal joint, between the trapezium carpal bone and the first metacarpal bone, at the base of the thumb), and plane joint (facet joints of vertebral column, between superior and inferior articular processes). Which type of synovial joint allows for the widest ranges of motion?

An example of a wide fibrous joint is ________. the interosseous membrane of the forearm a gomphosis a suture joint a synostosis

How does a tendon differ from a ligament?

Watch this video (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/hipjoint2) to learn more about the anatomy of the hip joint, including bones, joints, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. Where is the articular cartilage thickest within the hip joint?

Which statement is tine concerning the knee joint? The lateral meniscus is an intrinsic ligament located on the lateral side of the knee joint. Hyperextension is resisted by the posterior cruciate ligament. The anterior cruciate ligament supports the knee when it is flexed and weight bearing. The medial meniscus is attached to the tibial collateral ligament.

A meniscus is ________. a fibrocartilage pad that provides padding between bones a fluid-filled space that prevents friction between a muscle tendon and underlying bone the articular caililage that covers the ends of a bone at a synovial joint the lubricating fluid within a synovial joint