Our body has more than 360 joints. Some of them are vital in our daily lives.
You are going to learn the name and location of the main joints.
These joints allow us to be flexible by lubricating our bones to supply movement without friction.
Have a look at the picture of the body to know where the joints are. These will be included in our PE session.
You can find out more details from the Wikipedia.

Read the name of these joints in the following table and click on the word to listen.
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1. Toes | 2. Ankle | 3. Knees | 4. Hips | 5. Shoulders |
6. Elbow | 7. Wrists | 8. Fingers | 9. Neck | 10. Jaw |
Toes
Hamstrings
Calf muscles/Calves
Adductors
Pectoral/Pects
Abdominals/Abds
Dorsi
Biceps
Triceps
Deltoid
Trapezius
Quadriceps/Quads
Hamstrings
Adductors
Pectoral/Pects
Abdominals/Abds
Dorsi
Biceps
Triceps
Deltoid
Trapezius
1. Toes
2. Ankle
3. Knees
4. Hips
5. Shoulders
6. Elbow
7. Wrists
8. Fingers
9. Neck
10. Jaw