Reference no: EM131124850

Joints and Body Movements

Lab Report Assistant-

This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment's questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students' writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.

Exercise 1: Identifying the Types of Joints

Data Table 1- Skeleton Model with Labeled Joints.

Photo	Comments (Include color for each type of joint)

Questions-

A. Describe the six types of synovial joints.

Joint	Description
Ball and Socket Joint
Hinge Joint
Condyloid Joint
Saddle Joint
Pivot Joint
Gliding Joint

B. How does classifying joints according to their structure and function help to describe human movement?

C. How do muscle attachments affect a joint?

Exercise 2: Human Movements of Joints

Data Table 2- Movements of the Body.

	Movement 1:	Movement 2:	Movement 3:
Photo 1: Beginning position
Photo 2: Mid-movement position or Ending position
Shoulder
Elbow
Wrists
Intervertebral joints
Hip
Knee
Ankles
Other

Questions-

A. If you sustain an injury to the shoulder joint (infraspinatus muscle) how would it affect the movement of the shoulder?

B. Consider a complex movement like walking. List at least 6 of the joints that must move to facilitate walking. Classify each type of joint listed.

Exercise 3: Chicken Wing Dissection

Data Table 3- Chicken Wing Dissection.

Description	Photo
Chicken Wing - Elbow Extension
Chicken Wing - Elbow Flexion
Articular Cartilage Visible Between Bones

Questions-

A. What is the function of articular cartilage within a joint?

B. What types of joints did you see in the chicken wing?