Bones & Movement

Bones and Moving

100

An articulation or junction between two or more bones.

Joint

200

Cords of dense connective tissue connecting muscles to bones.

Tendon

300

This type of joint is also known as a plane joint.

Gliding

400

This type of joint allows you to use your thumb to grab things with your hand in a way that you can’t with your foot.

Saddle

500

This bone is found inferior to the femur and superior to the tibia. It "caps" the knee joint.

Patella

Bones and Wiggles

100

The virtually useless last four fused vertebrae in the spinal column.

Coccyx

200

 Cords of dense connective tissue connecting two bones together.

Ligament

300

 This type of movement occurs when you lift your shoulders to shrug.

Elevation

400

This type of joint is part of your wrist and looks like a pedestal with the joint on

Condylar

500

This bone is a non weight bearing bone in the lower leg.

Fibula

Bones and Jiggles

100

Attached to the sternum, it is the only long bone in the human body that lies horizontally.

Clavicle

200

The solid base of the vertebral column that connects to the ilium(hip bone).

Sacrum

300

This type of movement means “to move toward” the median plane.

Adduction

400

This type of movement allows you to move your arms in a circle, like in back stroke.

Circumduction

500

This bone is inferior to the patella and superior to the ankle joint

Tibia

Bones and Squirming

100

The longest bone in the upper limbs.

Humerus

200

Forms part of the wrist joint in the upper limb.

Radius

300

This type of joint allows the most movement and maneuverability of all the synovial joints.

Ball & Socket

400

This type of movement allows you to turn your arms backward, like when doing the Macarena dance and you flip your palms over.

Pronation

500

This is the longest bone in the body and its head it part of a ball and socket joint.

Femur

Bones Doing Bones Things

100

Forms part of the elbow joint in the upper limb.

Ulna

200

 Flexible connective tissue found throughout the body, including on the articular ends of bones.

Cartilage

300

This type of movement occurs when you lift your arms away from your body in a jumping jack or when making a snow angel.

Abduction

400

This type of joint allows you to pronate and supinate your hands.

Pivot

500

If your is straight down to your side, in anatomical poition, your bicep muscle is doing this.

Extending