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22 Cards in this Set
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Abduction |
Movement away from the midline of the body
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Adduction |
Movement toward the midline off the body |
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Articular cartilage |
Hyaline cartilage attached to articular bone surfaces |
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Articulation |
The action or manner in which the parts come together at a joint |
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Ball-and-socket joint |
An articulation (as the hip joint) in which the rounded head of one bone fits into a cuplike cavity of the other and admits movement in any direction |
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Cartilage |
A usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates |
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Circumduction |
A movement at a synovial joint in which the distal end of the bone moves in a circle while the proximal end remains relatively stable |
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Dorsiflexion |
Bending the foot in the direction of the dorsum (upper surface) |
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Extension |
An unbending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that increases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint |
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Flexion |
A bending movement around a joint in a limb (as the knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint |
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Goniometer |
An instrument for measuring angles (as of a joint or the skull) |
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Hinge joint |
Joint between bones (as at the elbow or knee) that permits motion in only one plane |
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Hyaline cartilage |
Translucent bluish white cartilage consisting of cells embedded in an apparently homogeneous matrix, present in joints and respiratory passages, and forming most of the fetal skeleton |
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Joint |
The point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton whether movable or rigidly fixed together with the surrounding and supporting parts (as membranes, tendons, or ligaments) |
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Plantar flexion |
Bending the foot in the direction of the plantar surface (sole) |
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Ligament |
Dense regular connective tissue that attaches bone to bone |
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Range of Motion |
The range through which a joint can be moved |
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Rotation |
Moving a bone around its own axis, with no other movement |
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Synovial Cavity |
The space between the articulating bones of a synovial joint, filled with synovial fluid. Also called a joint cavity. |
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Synovial fluid |
Secretion of synovial membranes that lubricates joints and nourishes articular cartilage |
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Synovial joint |
A fully moveable joint in which the synovial (joint) cavity is present between the two articulating bones |
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Tendon |
A white fibrous cord of dense regular connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone |
