Assignment 5

Answer any four of the questions. Due date is next class period.

1. Contrast the joints based on the types of tissues they connect versus structural and functional joints.
2. List 6 types of synovial joints and name an example of each.
3. Describe the functions of synovial fluid.
4. Identify the anatomical parts corresponding to the generic components of a lever system. Describe the arrangement of the parts in first, second and third class lever systems.
5. Discuss the roles of prime movers, antagonists, synergists and fixators in movement.
6. Your favorite Brewer pitcher has developed a rotator cuff injury. What muscles and associated structures might be involved. What movements might be inhibited by the injury? (Use movements discussed in chapter 9).
7. Name and describe the locations and actions of the muscles typically used in breathing.