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14 Cards in this Set
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Articulation
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A joint, or where 2 bones meet
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Synovial Joint
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Free movement joint,
complex joint bounded by joint capsule and containing synovial fluid |
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Synovial Fluid
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Lubrication, acts as shock absorber
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Accessory structures of synovial joints
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Cartilages, fat pads, ligamentes, tendons, bursae
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Gliding (linear) motion
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2 opposing surfaces glide past one another.
(carpals, tarsals, clavicle and sternum) |
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Flexion
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Reduces the angle between articulating elements
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Extension
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Increases the angle between articulating elements
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Abduction
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Away from the midline
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Adduction
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Toward the midline
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Circumduction
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Moving of arm in a loop (EX)
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Internal rotation
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anterior aspect of limb rotates inward
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External rotation
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Anterior aspect of limb rotates outward
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Pronation
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Palm is turned backward
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Supination
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Palm is turned forward
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