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41 Cards in this Set
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are known as articulations |
Joints |
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functional junctions between bones |
joints |
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bind parts of skeletal system together |
joints |
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make bone growth possible |
joint |
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dense connective tissues connect bones between bones in close contact |
fibrous joints |
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hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage connect bones |
cartilaginous joints |
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most complex allow free movement |
synovial joint |
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considered immovable (no movement) |
synathrotic joints |
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slightly moveable |
amphiarthrotic joints |
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freely moveable |
diarthrotic joints |
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1)syndesmosis 2)suture 3)gomphosis |
fibrous joints |
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a sheet or bundle of fibrous tissue connecting bones |
syndesmosis |
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between flat bones |
suture |
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cone shaped bony process in a socket |
gomphosis |
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lies between tibia and fibula |
syndesmosis |
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amphiarthiritic |
syndesmosis |
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teeth like projections |
suture |
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thin layer of connective tissue |
tissue |
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synarthitic |
suture |
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skull |
suture |
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tooth in jaw bone & synarthritic |
gomphosis |
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what are the types of cartilaginous joints |
synchondrosis & symphysis |
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bands of hyaline cartilage unite bones |
synchondrosis |
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pad of fibrocartilage between bones |
symphysis |
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epiphyseal plate (temporary) |
synchondrosis |
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between manubrium & first rib (costal cartilage) |
synchondrosis |
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pubic symphysis, joint between bodies of adjacent vertebrae |
symphysis |
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-most joints -all are diarthritic |
synovial joints |
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what do synovial joints consist of? |
articular cartilage, joint capsule, synovial membrane |
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secretes synovial fluid |
synovial membrane |
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what are the specific parts of a synovial joint? |
articular cartilage, joint cavity, joint capsule, synovial membrane & fluid, meniscus, bursae |
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hip and shoulder joint |
ball and socket speroidal joint |
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between metacarpals and phalanges |
condylar/ellipsoidal joint |
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between radius and carpals |
condylar/ellipsoidal joint |
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between carpals, tarsals, facets of adjacent vertebrae |
plane gliding joint |
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elbow joint and between phalanges |
hinge joint |
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between atlas (C1) and dens of axis |
pivot trochoid joint |
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between carpal and 1st metacarpal of thumb |
saddle sellar joint |
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movement at a joint occurs when a muscle contracts and its fibers, pull its moveable end (insertion) towards its fixed end (origin) |
joint movements |
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the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee are large, _________________________ |
moveable joints (synovial joints) |
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what is the largest joint |
knee joint |
