The bones of your body are connected with different types of joints. The joints allow your body to move in several different ways. The joint at your elbow is called a hinge joint. Connected to your bones are muscles. Muscles contract, or get shorter, to help you move.
Muscles work in teams.
Every set of muscles has an opposite set of muscles. More Challenges Dissect a long bone. Visit the butcher at the grocery store and ask them to give you a bone that has been cut in half lengthwise. There are four basic types of bones. Find out what the types are and where they are located.