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27 Cards in this Set
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The elbow is what kind of joint?
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Synovial - Hinge
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The knee is what kind of joint?
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Synovial - Hinge
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The ankle is what kind of joint?
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Synovial - Ankle
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The pivot joint allows primarily for what type of movement?
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Rotation.
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The hinge join allows primarily for what type of movement?
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Flexion and extension.
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The proximal radioulnar joint and the atlantoaxial joint are what kinds of joint?
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Synovial - Pivot
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The knuckle (phalangeal)joints, excluding the thumb, is what kind of joint?
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Synovial - Conyloid
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What kind of joint are carpal and tarsal bones?
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Synovial - Gliding
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What kind of joint is the thumb an example of?
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Synovial - Saddle
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What is the most unique movement of saddle joints?
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Opposition.
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The shoulder joint is what kind of joint?
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Synovial - Ball & Socket
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The hip joint is what kind of joint?
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Synovial - Ball and Socket
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Where is the only place sutures are found?
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In the skull.
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Fibrous connective tissue unites articulating bones in what kind of joints?
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Fibrous.
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Bones that are held together, but not touching, by fibrous and interosseous ligaments are considered what type of fibrous joint?
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Syndesmosis
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What type of fibrous joint is best described as a peg fitting into a socket and what is an example of it?
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Gomphosis. Example: Teeth.
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If articulating bones are united by a plate of cartilage or a fibrocartilaginous disk, what kind of joint would that be considered?
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Cartilaginous.
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What type of cartilaginous joint would the intervertebral joints between bodies of vertabrae be considered?
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Symphysis.
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Synchondrosis permits the growth of what?
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Long bone.
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What cartilaginous joint is temporary to allow for growth?
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Synchondrosis.
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A fluid filled sac that is located between tendons and bone or between ligaments and bone is called what?
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A bulsa. The name of the bulsa tells you its location. Example: suprapatellar bulsa means "above the patella."
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What is a fibrocartilage disk that divides the joint into two compartments to equally distribute the synovial fluid in the joint?
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Menisci.
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What type of cartilage provides a smooth end for bone to be in the joint?
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Articular cartilage.
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What is the function of the menisci?
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To divide the joint into two compartments.
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What is the function of synovial fluid?
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Moisten and lubricate fibrocartilagionous surfaces.
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What is the function of the synovial membrane?
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Fills spaces and irregularities. Stores adipose tissue and reabsorbs fluid.
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What is the function of the bursa?
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Cushion and aid in movement.
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