Joints

Front 1

The area in which 2 individual bones connect, determin the degree of movement of the body

Back 1

a joint

Front 2

an articulation

Back 2

a joint

Front 3

An immovable joint

Back 3

fibrous joint

Front 4

a joint that allows limited movement

Back 4

cartilaginous joint

Front 5

a joint that allows free movement

Back 5

synovial joint

Front 6

List the joints acccording to their structure

Back 6

fibrous, carilaginous, synovial

Front 7

List the structural components of a synovial joint

Back 7

1. joint cavity
2. synovial membrane
3. articular cartilage
4. bursa

Front 8

The space between bones

Back 8

joint cavity

Front 9

a membrane that lines the joint cavity which secretes a thick, lubricating fluid

Back 9

synovial membrane

Front 10

the thin layer of cartilage that protects the surfaces of the connecting bones

Back 10

ariticular cartilage

Front 11

small sacs containing synovial fluid which lubricate the area around the joint where there is a lot of friction

Back 11

bursa (plural bursae)

Front 12

Types of joints based on function

Back 12

1. hinge joint
2. ball-and-socket joint

Front 13

allows movement in one direction

Back 13

hinge joint

Front 14

allows movement in many directions

Back 14

ball-and-socket joint

Front 15

Types of joint movements

Back 15

1. flexion
2. extension
3. abduction
4. adduction
5. rotation
6. supination
7. pronation
8. dorsiflexion
9. plantar flexion
10.circumduction

Front 16

a bending motion that decreases teh angle between two bones

Back 16

flexion

Front 17

a traightening motion that increases the angle between two bones

Back 17

extension

Front 18

movement of a bone away from the midline of the body

Back 18

abduction

Front 19

movement of a bone toward the midline of the body

Back 19

adduction

Front 20

the turning of a bone on its own axis

Back 20

rotation

Front 21

the act of turning the palm up or forward

Back 21

supination

Front 22

the act of turning the palm down or backward

Back 22

pronation

Front 23

bending the foot backward, or upward, at the ankle

Back 23

dorsiflexion

Front 24

bending the foot downward, at the ankle, as in toe dancing

Back 24

plantar flexion

Front 25

joint pain

Back 25

arthralgia

Front 26

the point where two bones come togeheter

Back 26

articulation joint

Front 27

surgical removal of a bunion; removing the bony overgrowth and the bursa

Back 27

bunionectomy

Front 28

the manual forcing of a joint back into its original position without making and incision

Back 28

closed manipulation
closed reducation

Front 29

clicking or crackling sounds heard upon joint movement

Back 29

crepitation

Front 30

surgical removal of a ganglion

Back 30

ganglionectomy

Front 31

humpback

Back 31

kyphosis

Front 32

connective tissue bands that join bone to bone; offering support to the joint

Back 32

ligaments

Front 33

a vague feeling of weakness

Back 33

malaise

Front 34

the insertion of a needle into a cavity for the purpose of withdrawing fluid

Back 34

needle aspiration

Front 35

increased reaction of the skin to exposure to sunlight

Back 35

photosensitivity

Front 36

inflammation of the sciatic nerve; marked by painful tenderness along the path of the nerve through the thigh and let

Back 36

sciatica

Front 37

an incomplete dislocation

Back 37

subluxation

Front 38

an immovable joint

Back 38

suture

Front 39

a thick, lubricating fluid locaed in the synovial joint

Back 39

synovial fluid

Front 40

sticky, gelatinous

Back 40

viscous

Front 41

Inflammation of joints

Back 41

arthritis

Front 42

a type of arthritis that affects the vertebral column and causes deformities of the spine

Back 42

ankylosing spondylitis

Front 43

abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe

Back 43

bunion
hallux valgus

Front 44

the displacement of a bone from its normal location within a joint, causing loss of function of the joint

Back 44

dislocation

Front 45

cystic tumor developing on a tendon; sometimes occurs on the back of the wrist

Back 45

ganglion

Front 46

a form of acute arthritis that is characterized by inflammation of the first metatarsal joing of the great toe

Back 46

gout

Front 47

the rupture of the central portion, or nucleus, of the disk through the disk wall and into the spinal canal.

Back 47

herniated disk
(ruptured or slipped disk)

Front 48

an acute, recurrent inflammatory infection, transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick

Back 48

lyne disease

Front 49

degenerative joing disease - the most common form of arthritis and results from wear and tear on the joints

Back 49

osteoarthritis

Front 50

chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease that affects multiple joints of the body - mainly the small peripheral joints

Back 50

rheumatoid arthritis

Front 51

injury involving the ligaments that surround and support a joint, caused by a wrenching or twisting motion

Back 51

sprain

Front 52

chronic, inflammatory connective tissue disease affecting the skin, joints, nervous system, kidneys, lungs, and other organs

Back 52

systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE)

Front 53

the surgical puncture of a joint with a needle for the purpose of withdrawing fluid for analysis

Back 53

arthrocentesis

Front 54

the process of x-raying the inside of a joint, after a contract medium has been injected into the joint

Back 54

arthrography

Front 55

the surgical repair of a joint

Back 55

arthroplasty

Front 56

the visualization of the interior of a joint using and endeoscope

Back 56

arthroscopy

Front 57

a blood test that measures the presence of unusual antibodies that develop in a number of connective tissue diseases

Back 57

rheumatoid factor test

Front 58

a blood test that measures the rate at which erythrocytes (red blood cells) settle to the bottom of a test tube filled with unclotted blood

Back 58

erythrocyte sedimentation (sed) rate

Front 59

DIP

Back 59

distal inerphalangeal

Front 60

LLE

Back 60

left lower extremity

Front 61

LUE

Back 61

left upper extremity

Front 62

MCP

Back 62

metacarpophalangeal (joint)

Front 63

MTP

Back 63

metatarsophalangeal (joint)

Front 64

PIP

Back 64

proximal interphalangeal (joint)

Front 65

RA

Back 65

rheumatoid arthritis

Front 66

RF

Back 66

rheumatoid factor

Front 67

RLE

Back 67

right lower extremity

Front 68

RUE

Back 68

right upper extremity

Front 69

sed rate

Back 69

sedimentation rate

Front 70

SLE

Back 70

systemic lupus erythematosus