Joints

• NECK JOINT

  • Vertabrae, Cranium
• hinge joint - flexion and extension

  ball and socket joint - all types of movement
• ELBOW JOINT

  • Hinge joint - flexion and extension
  • Humerus, ulna, radius
• SHOULDER JOINT

  • Between humerus and scapula
  • Ball and socket joint - all types of movement
• CHEST JOINT

  • Between ribs, sternum, vertebrae
  • Allow movement involved in breathing
• HIP JOINT

  • Ball and socket joint - all types of movement
  • Between femur and pelvis
• KNEE JOINT

  • Hinge joint - flexion and extension
  • Femur meets tibia
  • Has strong ligaments
• Flexion at shoulder - deltoids

  Extension at shoulder - rotator cuffs

  Flexion at hip - hip flexor

  Extension at hip - glutes

  Flexion at elbow - bicep

  Extension at elbow - tricep

  Flexion at ankle - dorsiflexion

  Extension at ankle - plantarflexion