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Objective
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Synovial
membrane
Knee
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Connective tissues
Connective tissues are vital to the functioning of joints.
There are 3 types of connective tissue:
Tendons connect
muscles to bones.
Ligaments are
tough, elastic
fibres that link
bones to bones.
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Synovial
fluid
Femur
Tibia
Synovial
membrane
Joint capsule
Hip
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Atlas
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Elbow
Patella
Cruciate
ligament
Tibia
Ligaments
Ulna
Pelvis
Femur
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Scapula
Humerus
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Joint movement
Joints enable us to make an extremely wide range of
movements under our conscious control.
The different types of joints allow us to move in many
different ways and to perform many different actions.
Consider this dancer.
The hinge joints at her
elbows and her right knee
are extended.
Her left knee is flexed.
There is abduction at her
shoulders and right hip.
The spine shows extension
as the head moves back.
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Sporting movement
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Joints in action
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Exam-style questions
1. This diagram shows a cross
section of the knee.
a) Name bones a, b and c.
b
a
b) Name substance d.
c) List the types of movement
possible at the knee.
d
c
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