Question 49
Identifying different kinds of joint
Work with a partner.
Look at the diagram of the skeleton. If you have a model of a skeleton, you could look at that as well.
Can you find at least two different hinge joints on the skeleton? (You may be able to find many more than two.) Try moving your own joints at these places. Which bones meet at the hinge joints?
Now try to find two different ball-and-socket joints on the skeleton. Try moving your own joints at these places. Which bones meet at the ball-and-socket joints?
Write down your ideas, and be ready to share them with the rest of the class.
Work with a partner.
Look at the diagram of the skeleton. If you have a model of a skeleton, you could look at that as well.
Can you find at least two different hinge joints on the skeleton? (You may be able to find many more than two.) Try moving your own joints at these places. Which bones meet at the hinge joints?
Now try to find two different ball-and-socket joints on the skeleton. Try moving your own joints at these places. Which bones meet at the ball-and-socket joints?
Write down your ideas, and be ready to share them with the rest of the class.
