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27 Cards in this Set
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articulation
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junction of two or more bones
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amphiarthrosis
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slightly movable joint
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articular cartilage
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hyaline cartilage covering bone ends at movable joints
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bursa
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fibrous sac
synovial membrane synovial fluid between bones and muscle tendons |
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cartilaginous joint
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bones united by cartilage; no joint cavity is present
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diarthroses
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free movable joint
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fibrous joint
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bones joined by fibrous tissue, no joint cavity is present
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ligament
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regular fibrous tissue
connects bone to bone |
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fascia
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layers of fibrous tissue covering and separating muscle
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syndesmosis
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a joint in which the bones are united by a ligament or sheet of fibrous tissue
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suture
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immovable fibrous joint, all bones of skull united by sutures
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synarthrosis
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immovable joint
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synovial fluid
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fluid secreated by synovial membrane
lubricates and nourishes articular cartilage |
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synovial joint
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freely movable joint, diarthrosis
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synchondrosis
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joint in which bones are united by hyaline cartilage
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symphysis
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joint which bones are connected by fibrocartilage
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tendon
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cord of dense fibrous tissue
muscle to bone |
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synovial membrane
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soft tissue
lines the non-cartilaginous surfaces within joints with cavities |
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fascia/retinaculum
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layer of fibrous tissue that permeates the human body, surrounds muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, binding them together.
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joint capsule
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an envelope surrounding a synovial joint
outer layer (stratum fibrosum) inner layer (stratum synoviale) |
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pivot joint
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joint that moves by rotating, neck has pivot joint
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plane joint
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a synovial joint, gliding movement, wrist bones
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hinge joint
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bone joint which the articular surfaces are moulded to each other in such a manner as to premit motion in one plane (backward and forward)
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saddle joint
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the opposing surfaces are reciprocally concave-convex, no axial rotation but all others are allowed, flexion, extension, adduction, abduction
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ball & socket joint
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a joint in which the distal bone is capable of motion around an indefinite number of aces which have one common center
hip - head of femur rests in cup like acetabulum (socket) of the pelvis |
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condyloid joint
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ovoid articular surface or condyle
movement on two planes wrist joint |
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labium
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lip, lip like projection of cartilage that surrounds joint
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