3) GCSE PE - AQA - Synovial Joints

What connects muscle to bone?

• Ligament

• Tendon

• Cartilage

• Joint Capsule

What connects bone to bone?

• Tendons

• Ligaments

• Joint Capsule

• Bursae

A tough but flexible tissue that acts as a buffer between the bones, preventing bones rubbing together and causing friction

• Bursae

• Joint Capsule

• Synovial Fluid

• Cartilage

Tissue that stops synovial fluid from escaping and encloses, supports and holds the bones together

• Synovial Membrane

• Joint Capsule

• Bursae

• Synovial Fluid

Which is the odd one out?

• Knee

• Hip

• Humerus

• Ankle

What would be the synovial joint where the femur and tibia articulate?

• Knee

• Shoulder

• Ankle

• Hip

What synovial joint would you find where the femur and pelvis articulate?

• Knee

• Shoulder

• Ankle

• Hip

What are synovial joints also known as?

• Freely moving joints

• Freely moveable joints

• Free to move joints

• Free moving joints

A clear and slippery liquid that lubricates the joint and stops the bones rubbing together, is ...

• Bursae

• Cartilage

• Synovial Fluid

• Joint Capsule

A sac filled with liquid, floating inside the joint, to reduce friction between tendon and bone, is ...

• Bursae

• Cartilage

• Synovial membrane

• Ligaments