Biology › Section O · Hormones, bones, and muscles › Topic O.6
Joints and skeletal movement
A skeleton of rigid bones can only move where bones meet. The design of each joint decides how far, and in which directions, a body part can move, and the muscles pulling across it decide when.
In this topic
- Where bones meet
- Fibrous and cartilaginous joints
- Inside a synovial joint
- Classifying by function
- Worked example: classifying joints two ways
- Gliding, angular and rotational movement
- Special movements
- Six shapes of synovial joint
- Muscles pull in antagonistic pairs
- Worked example: analysing a kick
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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