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14 Cards in this Set
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synovial joints definition
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articulating bones are separated by a fluid filled cavity
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synovial joints are
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diarthritic - freely movable
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4 general structures of all synovial joints
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articular hyaline cartilage - synovial cavity - a double layered joint capsule - a synovial membrane lining
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some general structures of synovial joints
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synovial fluid - may have wedges of fibrocartilage - bursae
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synovial membrane lining description
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fibrous capsule and all internal joint surfaces not covered with cartilage
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synovial joints may have wedges of ____ such as in the menisci of the knees
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fibrocartilage
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bursae are fibrous sacs filled with ____ ____
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synovial fluid
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6 types of synovial joints
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plane - hinge - pivot - condyloid (ellipsoidal) - saddle - ball and socket
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plane joints description/location
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flat articular surfaces - carpal + tarsal joints
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hinge joints description/location
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movement similar to a hinge - humerus + ulna (elbow) - knee (modified) - phalangeal joints
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pivot joints description/location
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rotation of a bone around an axis - atlantoaxial + radioulnar joints
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condyloid (ellipsoidal) joints description/location
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oval surface of one bone fits into the concavity of another - radiocarpal + metacarpophalangeal joints
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saddle joints description/location
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2 saddle-shaped bones fit into one another - carpometacarpal joint of the thumbs
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ball-and-socket joints description/location
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round head of 1 bone fits into the concave socket of another - hip + shoulder joints
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