🔬 Science · Organisms & Life Processes

Joints, Tendons & Ligaments

Explain biomechanics — the interaction between skeleton and muscles at joints, including the roles of tendons (attach muscle to bone) and ligaments (attach bone to bone)

Typical age: 11–13 years

“If your child hurt their knee playing sport, could they explain what a ligament and a tendon are, where each is found, and what would happen if one got damaged?”

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The Human SkeletonREQUIRED
Understanding joints, tendons and ligaments requires first knowing skeletal structure and function

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Muscles Work in PairsREQUIRED
Antagonistic muscles only make sense in the context of how muscles attach to bones via joints