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Joints can also be called?
articulations
What is a joint?
where 2 or more bones come together, but not all move
What are the 3 types of joints?
1. fibrous (no movement)

2. cartilaginous (little movement - growth zones

3. synovial (moves easily)
What are the 4 types of synovial joints?
plane (intercarpal)
uniaxial (elbow)
biaxial (jaw)
triaxial (ball and socket - shoulder)
bursa
sac-like cavity filled with fluid where tendons and muscles pass over bony prominences
bursitis
inflammation of busa
ganglion
thin-walled band cyst on joint capsule or tendon sheath
flexion
bending
extension
un-bending
abduction
move away from midline
adduction
move toward midline
circumduction
move in circle
rotation
move around axis
dorsiflexion
top of foot back toward leg
plantar flexion
toe pointed
What are 4 projections?
tubercle
trochanter
condyl
tuberosity
What are 3 depressions (grooves)?
fossa (flat - armpit)
sulcus (grooved - brain)
sinus
foramen
natural opening in bones to allow other things to pass through
ligament
white tissue that binds bones together
accessory ligament
supports (helps) another
collateral ligament
many bands, not directly supporting
arcuate ligament
bent or curved
coracoid ligament
(like raven's beak) on scapula
cruciate ligament
(like cross) knees, fingers, and toes
falciform ligament
(like sickle) in liver - near sacral tuberosity
inguinal ligament
in groin area
interosseous ligament
between bones
longitudinal ligament
lengthwise
nuchal ligament
in neck
triquetral ligament
3-cornered