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7 Cards in this Set
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What are the six types of synovial joints?
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Ball and socket; condyloid; gliding; hinge; pivot; and saddle
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Ball and socket joint and example
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best moveable joint and has a lot of rotation movement (shoulder and hip)
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condyloid joint and example
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little movement but NO rotation (metacarpals and phalanges)
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gliding joint and example
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slides or twist (wrist and ankle)
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Hinge joint and example
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flexs and extends (ELBOW only)
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pivot joint and example
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roation around a cental axis (when neck turns from side to side)
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Saddle joint and example
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variety of movements carpal and metacarpal of THUMB)
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