BODY MOVEMENTS

MUSCLES

Muscle is the fibrous tissue in the body that has the ability to contract and relax . Muscles are attached to the bones of our skeleton through strong fibres called tendon. When the muscles attached to bone contracts, it pulls the bone due to which the bone moves at the joint.

RIB CAGE

Ribs join the chest bone and the backbone together to form a box. This is called rib cage. Shoulder bones: The two bones of the shoulders are called shoulder bones. Skeleton: The framework of the body which is made up of bones and cartilage is called skeleton.

Hinge joints

A hinge joint allows the movement of bones in only one direction i.e. forward and backward. In a hinge joint, the movement of bones is restricted to one direction by the shape of the ends of the bones which form the joint, and by the ligaments which hold the bones together at the joint.