Joints of the Skeletal System

4. The type of joint in the elbow.
6. Freely movable joints.
8. Moving a part towards the body's midline.
10. Moving a part away from the body's midline.
11. Turning the foot medially (inward).
14. Slightly movable joints.
15. Turning the palm of the hand down.
18. Also called articulations.
19. Bending a body part.
22. Immovable joints.
23. The fluid in the joint capsule that lubricates the cartilage.
24. Joints that allow the most range & types of motion, found in hips & shoulders.

1. They allow the skull to change shape during childbirth.
2. Discs of fibrocartilage that cushion articulating surfaces,like in the knee.
3. Moving a body part around an axis (twisting).
5. Moving a body part in a circular path.
7. Where a muscle attaches to the bone that is not moved by contraction of that muscle.
9. Moving the ankle towards the shin (tibia).
12. Straightening of a body part.
13. Turning the palm of the hand up.
15. Type of flexion moving the ankle away from the shin (tibia).
16. Where a muscle attaches to the bone that moves by contraction of that muscle.
17. Turning the foot laterally (outward).
20. Fibrous joints between flat bones of the skull.
21. Fluid-filled sacs associated with synovial joints.