Joints

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Joints
We can bend, swivel, stretch, pivot, and
point. Our bodies can perform more than one kind
of motion because we have joints
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Your Insides!
Hinge Joints
Ball and Socket Joints
Gliding Joints
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• Hinge Joint
• Allows the body to bend and straighten
• Allows movement in a certain spot to take place
• It is similar to opening and closing a door
• Some examples are the elbow, knee, ankle and
  between the fingers

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Ball and Socket Joint

• Allows twisting and turning movements
• One of the bones has a rounded end which is the
  ball
• Some examples are the shoulder and the hip
• The shoulder joint is the most flexible joint in
  the entire body it allows movement in ANY
  direction.

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Gliding Joints

• allow two flat bones to slide over each other
  like in the bones of the foot and wrist, and in
  the bones of the spine.

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Whos Double Jointed?

• If you are, it just means that you have extra
  long ligaments in your joints and you can bend
  them farther than usual!