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28 Cards in this Set
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Ball and socket joint |
Most movable joint Ex: shoulder and hip |
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Condyloid joint |
Condyle articulating with a cavity Ex phalanges-metacarpal |
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Saddle |
Two concave surfaces articulating Ex carpal-metacarpal |
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Pivot |
One bone pivots on another Ex c1 c2 vertebrae |
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Gliding |
Flat, sliding movement Ex acromion-calvicle |
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Hinge |
Concave portion fits into a convex portion Ex elbow |
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Meatus |
Canal or tube External auditory meatus |
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Fossa |
Shallow basin Ex glenoid fossa |
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Fissure |
Narrow, sheet like opening Ex inferior orbital fissure (in eye socket) |
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Sinus |
Cavity within a bone; filled with air, lined with mucous membrane |
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Foramen |
Round or oval opening Ex vertebral foramen |
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Sulcus / groove |
Shallow depression Ex intertubercular sulcus on proximal humerus |
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Trochlea |
Deep depression, articulation point between two well marked borders Ex on distal humerus |
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Condyle |
Rounded articular projection Ex medial condyle in femur |
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Head/neck |
Bony expansion on a narrow neck |
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Facet |
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface Ex between vertebrae |
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Ramus |
Arm like part of bone Ex On mandible |
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Crest |
Narrow ridge Ex iliac crest |
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Epicondyle |
Raised area on a condyle Ex lateral epicondyle on humerus |
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Tubercle |
Small rounded projection Ex greater tubercle on humerus |
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Tuberosity |
Large rounded projection Ex gluteal tuberosity |
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Trochanter |
Very large blunt projection Ex greater trochanter on femur |
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Spine |
Narrow, pointed projection |
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Capitulum |
Smooth, rounded eminence, which articulates with cup shaper depression on hear of radius |
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Process |
Projection/outgrowth from a larger body Ex coracoid process |
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Fibrous joint |
Connect via fibrous tissue and are immobile Ex connection between bones of the skull |
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Cartilaginous joint |
Connected by cartilage, allow for more movement than fibrous but less than synovial Ex pubic symphysis |
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Synovial joint |
Allow for movement where bones meet |
