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Synarthrosis |
Immovable Joint. (sutures, syndesmosis) |
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Amphairthroses |
Semi-moveable joints |
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Diarthroses |
Freely Movable joints |
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Articular Cartilage |
Protective later of dense white connective tissue covering the articulating bone surfaces at diarthrodical joints |
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Articular Capsule |
Double Layered membrane every synovial joint |
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Synovial fluid |
clear slightly yellow liquid that provides lubrication inside articular capsule at synovial joints. |
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Articular fibrocartilage |
soft tissue discs that intervene between articulating |
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Golgi Tendon Organ |
Sensory reeptorthat inhibits tension development in a muscle and initiates a tension development in antagonist muscles |
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Active Stretching |
Stretching of muscles, tendons and ligaments produced by active development of tension in the antagonist muscles |
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Passive Stretching |
Stretching of mucles, tendons and ligaments produced by a stretching force other than tension in the antagonist muscles |
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PNF Stretching |
A group of stretching procedures involving alternating contraction and relation of the muscles being stretched. |
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Types of synovial joints |
Gliding, Hinge, Pivot, Condyloid, Saddle, Ball & Socket.
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