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another name for synovial joint |
diarthroses |
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another name for fibrous joint
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synarthroses
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another name for cartilaginous joint
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amphiarthroses
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3 types of fibrous (synarthroses) joint? |
-sutures (skull) -syndesmosomes (distally in forearm and leg -radius/ulna and tibia/fibula -gomphoses (one structure "plugged into another e.g. teeth) |
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2 types of cartilaginous (amphiarthroses) joint? |
primary --> synchondroses - hyaline cartilage between bones - eg in growth plate secondary --> symphyses - fibrocartilaginous joint - eg pubic symphysis + intervertebral joints |
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most common type of joint? |
synovial (diarthroses) |
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in synovial joints (diarthroses), the ends of the bones may be facets or condyles, what type of hyaline cartilage covers the ends of these bones (at the facets/condyles) |
a type of hyaline cartialge called articular cartilage |
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articular cartilage is a type of hyaline cartilage, does it have a vascular or neural supply? |
no......absolutely ducking not |
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since articular cartilage is avascular and aneural, how is nourishment and waste removal achieved in the synovial joint? |
through the synovial fluid |
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how is the synovial fluid formed? |
the ultrafiltration of blood plasma |
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where is the synovial fluid formed? |
in the snynovial membrane |
