Joints in the Body Summary
Mindmap of joints in the body - summary of joints and focus on knee joint. Summary of antagonistic muscles.
- Created by: Amy Pinnington
- Created on: 14-04-13 15:07
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- Joints in the Body
- Knee Joint
- Tendon - Joins muscle to bone
- Ligament - Joins bone to bone, strong and flexiable
- Synovial Membrane - Secretes synovial fluid
- Synovial Fluid - Acts as a lubricant
- Cartilage - Absorbs Synovial fluid, acts as a shock absorber
- Pad of Cartilage - Gives additional protection
- Fibrous capsule - Encloses joints
- Example of a Hinge Joint
- Cruciate Ligaments - for stability
- Examples of Joints
- Ball and Socket
- Hip
- Shoulder
- Hinge
- Elbow
- Knee
- Pivot
- Neck
- Gliding
- Wrist
- Saddle
- Thumb
- Ball and Socket
- Arm Muscle
- Bending
- Bicep contracts whilst the tricep relaxes
- Bicep muscle is a flexor muscle
- Extention
- The tricep contracts whilst the bicep relaxes
- Tricep muscle is an extensor muscle
- Example of antagonistic muscles
- A pair of muscles that work together to create movement. One contracts whilst the other relaxes.
- Bending
- Components in a joint
- Bone
- Strong and hard
- Cartilage
- Hard but flexible
- Tendon
- Strong but inelastic
- Ligaments
- Strong and flexiable
- Bone
- Knee Joint
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