Joints

Front 1

fibrous

Back 1

connect bones without allowing any movement
ex: bones of skull and pelvis are held together by these joints

Front 2

cartilaginous

Back 2

joints in which bone is attached by cartilage allows for very little movement
ex: spine or ribs

Front 3

synovial

Back 3

these joints allow for the most movement and the cavity between bones in these joints is filled with synovial fluid--helping to lubricate and protect the bones
ex: elbow joint

Front 4

ball and socket

Back 4

consist of a ball-like surface of one bone fitted into a cuplike depression of another bone ex: shoulder and hip joint

Front 5

circumduction

Back 5

a movement at a synovial joint in which the distal end of a bone moves in a circle while the proximal end remains relatively stable

Front 6

condyloid

Back 6

a synovial joint structures so that an oval-shaped condyle of one bone fits into an elliptical cavity of another bone, permitting side-to-side and back-and-forth movements, such as the joint at the wrist between the radius and carpals aka ellipsoidal joint

Front 7

gliding

Back 7

a synovial joint having articulating surfacews that are usually flat, permitting only side to side and back and forth movements, as between carpal bones, tarsal bones and the scapula and clavicle.

Front 8

hinge

Back 8

a synovial joint in which a convex surface of one bone fits into a concave surface of another bone, such as the elbow, knee, ankle, and interphalangeal joints.

Front 9

pivot

Back 9

a synovial joint in which a rounded, pointed, or conical surface of one bone articulates with a ring formed partly by another bone and partly by a ligament.
ex: joint between the atlas and axis and between the proximal ends of the radius and ulna

Front 10

saddle

Back 10

a synovial joint in which the articular surface of one bone is saddle shaped and the articular surface of the other bone is shaped like the legs of the rider sitting in the saddle.
ex: joint between the trapezium and the metacarpal of the thumb.

Front 11

articular capsule

Back 11

a sac enclosing a joint surrounded by an outer fibrous capsule and an inner synovial membrane

Front 12

synovial membrane

Back 12

The connective-tissue membrane that lines the cavity of a synovial joint and produces the synovial fluid.

Front 13

bursae

Back 13

A sac or saclike bodily cavity, especially one containing a viscous lubricating fluid and located between a tendon and a bone or at points of friction between moving structures.

Front 14

synovial fluid

Back 14

consists of hyluronic acid and interstitial fluid formed from blood plasma and is secreted by the synovial membrane.

Front 15

specific joints

Back 15

associated bones