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30 Cards in this Set
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Joints can also be called?
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articulations
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What is a joint?
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where 2 or more bones come together, but not all move
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What are the 3 types of joints?
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1. fibrous (no movement)
2. cartilaginous (little movement - growth zones 3. synovial (moves easily) |
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What are the 4 types of synovial joints?
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plane (intercarpal)
uniaxial (elbow) biaxial (jaw) triaxial (ball and socket - shoulder) |
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bursa
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sac-like cavity filled with fluid where tendons and muscles pass over bony prominences
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bursitis
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inflammation of busa
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ganglion
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thin-walled band cyst on joint capsule or tendon sheath
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flexion
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bending
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extension
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un-bending
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abduction
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move away from midline
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adduction
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move toward midline
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circumduction
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move in circle
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rotation
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move around axis
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dorsiflexion
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top of foot back toward leg
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plantar flexion
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toe pointed
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What are 4 projections?
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tubercle
trochanter condyl tuberosity |
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What are 3 depressions (grooves)?
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fossa (flat - armpit)
sulcus (grooved - brain) sinus |
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foramen
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natural opening in bones to allow other things to pass through
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ligament
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white tissue that binds bones together
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accessory ligament
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supports (helps) another
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collateral ligament
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many bands, not directly supporting
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arcuate ligament
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bent or curved
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coracoid ligament
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(like raven's beak) on scapula
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cruciate ligament
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(like cross) knees, fingers, and toes
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falciform ligament
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(like sickle) in liver - near sacral tuberosity
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inguinal ligament
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in groin area
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interosseous ligament
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between bones
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longitudinal ligament
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lengthwise
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nuchal ligament
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in neck
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triquetral ligament
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3-cornered
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