Understanding Skeletal Joints

The video explains how everyday movements like bending arms, walking, and turning heads are made possible by skeletal joints. It introduces joints as places where bones meet, held together by ligaments, and describes different types of joints in the body.

Which of the following activities is NOT mentioned as a daily movement facilitated by joints?

• Typing on a keyboard

• Bending your arm to take a drink

• Turning your head

• Brushing your teeth

What is the primary function of skeletal joints?

• To produce blood cells

• To protect internal organs

• To facilitate movement

• To store calcium

What connects bones to each other at a joint?

• Cartilage

• Tendons

• Muscles

• Ligaments

What is a joint?

• A place where bone meets bone

• A place where tendons attach

• A place where ligaments are stored

• A place where two muscles meet

How do bones come together to form different types of joints?

• By coming together in various ways

• By being separated by cartilage

• By being held together by muscles

• By fusing together permanently