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13 Cards in this Set
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What are joints connected by ?
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Ligaments
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Two things joints have ?
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blood supply and nerve supple(giving them sensation)
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__________ that cross a joint will produce action on that joint.
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Muscles
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What are Immovable joints and an example of one ?
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fibrous joints such as the sutures of the skull
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What are cartilaginous joint ?
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Slightly movable joints formed by bone, cartilage, and bone rather than two bones in contact with each other.
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Types of cartilaginous joints ?
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vertebrae and intervertebral discs
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What are synovial joints ?
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Movable joints making up majority of joints in the body.
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Four things synovial joints have ?
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a joint cavity,
a hyaline covering the joint surfaces (bone ends), an articular capsule surrounding the joint, and a synovial membrane within articular joint capsule. |
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What are Fibrous Joints ?
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Joints that are connected by dense connective tissue that is high in collagen content are considered fibrous joints and permit limited to no movement.
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Which type of joint does not have a joint capsule, or synovium, and is not a synovial joint ?
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fibrous joints
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Name three fibrous joints
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Gomphosis (the tooth socket), syndesmosis and Sutures of the skull
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What is joint motion ?
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arthrokinematics
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What are three major motions of arthrokinematics ?
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roll, slide and spin
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