Active Art Assessment

Print out this page, and complete the table below by briefly describing each type of freely movable joint.

Name: __________Mary Di Valerio__________________________

Date: _____4/23/11_____________

Class: __________________

Type of Joint	Type of Movement	Examples in the Body
Ball-and-socket	circular	arm/shoulder
Hinge	back and forth	knee
Pivot	side to side	neck
Saddle	in many directions	thumb

Answer the following questions.

1. What is a joint?  place where one bone fixes to another
2. Where in the body can you find fixed joints? Where bones such as vertebra meet
3. What are ligaments? strong, flexible tissue that connect muscles
4. What connects bone to muscle? tendons
5. How do bones and muscles work together to allow movement?
•  bones act as levers
•  muscles allow skeleton to move
• joints allow for controlled movement