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40 Cards in this Set
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What type of joint is the TMJ?
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hinge and gliding
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What is it called when the foot is turned inward?
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inversion
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Deformities of distal interphalangeal joints associated with DJD?
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Heberden's nodes
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What is a point of contact between bones?
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articulation
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What makes the hip joint very stable?
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the cup like shape of the acetabulum and the ball like head of the femur
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Outer portion of intervertebral disc called?
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annulus fibrosus
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What are the types of joints structurally?
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fibrous, cartilagenous and synovial
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What type of joint is the knee joint?
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hinge
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Gomphoses are classified as what type of joint because of little or no movement?
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synarthroses
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The most mobile joint in the bone is?
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humeroscapular joint or shoulder joint
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What is cercumduction?
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when the distal end moves in a circle
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What is a pivot joint?
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a projection of one bone articulates with a ring or notch of another bone
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What are the four bursae of the shoulder?
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subdeltoid, subscapular, subacromial, and subcoracoid
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Name for pointing toes towards the ground?
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plantar flexion
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The joints between superior and inferior articulating processes of vertebrae are what type of joint?
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gliding joints
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What are the seven structures that make up synovial joints?
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joint capsule, synovial membrane, articular cartilage, joint cavity, menisci, ligaments, and bursae
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What instrument measures range of motion?
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goniometer
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In what condition could you have swelling of joints of hands and feet, fever, anemia, and lethargy?
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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What is turning the palm or hand down?
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pronation
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What is decreasing an angle between bones, folding a part on another?
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flexion
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What is the largest joint of the body?
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knee joint
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The joints between vertebrae and pubic bones are?
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amphiarthrosis and cartilagenous
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What structure accounts for instability of the shoulder joint?
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glenoid cavity
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What type of movement do hinge joints permit?
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flexion and extension
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Deformity of proximal interphalangeal joints associated with DJD?
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Bouchard's nodes
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What is the only saddle joint in the entire body?
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thymb joint
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What is it called when you turn the palm of the hand upward?
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supination
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What is arthroplasty
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partial or total replacement of a joint with an artificial device
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What is the joint capsule?
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a sleeve-like extension of the periosteum on each of the articulating bones
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What is bursae?
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synovial membranes filled with synovial fluid that cushoin joints and facilitate movement of tendons
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The poplidial ligament is a vertebral ligament? T/F
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false; knee ligament
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Abduction moves a part away from the midline? T/F
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true
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Synovial joints are diarthroses or freely movable joints? T/F
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true
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What is the most common orthopedic surgery for older adults?
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total hip replacement
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What is the most common noninflammatory disorder of movable joints?
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DJD or osteoarthritis
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What increases the angle between bones?
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extension
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What is it called when the nucleus pulposis protrudes through the amulus fibrosis?
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herneated disc
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What are the three classifications of joints functionally?
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synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, and diarthrosis
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What is it when foot is tilted upward decreasing the angle between the foot and the leg?
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dorsiflexion
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What are two examples of ball and socket joints?
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hip and shoulder
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