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Articulation definition - ANSWER sites where 2+ bones or cartilage/boneand teeth meet
Joints function - ANSWER mobility and holding together
fibrous joint definition - ANSWER bones joined by dense fibrous
connective tissue, no cavity, mostly synarthrosis
Fibrous joints types - ANSWER sutures, syndesmoses, gomphoses
Cartilaginous joint definition - ANSWER bones held together by
cartilage, no cavity
Cartilaginous joint examples - ANSWER synchondrosis, symphysis
Synovial joint definition - ANSWER bones separated by a fluid-filled
cavity, freely moving, has articular cartilage
Synarthrosis definition - ANSWER immovable joint
Synarthosis examples - ANSWER Fibrous/suture: skull
Fibrous/syndesmosis: gomphosis/teeth
Cartilaginous/synchondrosis: sternocostal
Amphiarthrosis definition - ANSWER slightly movable joint
Diarthosis definition - ANSWER freely moving joints
Amphiarthosis examples - ANSWER Fibrous/syndesmosis:
gomphosis/distal tibiofibular
Cartilagionous/symphysis: pubic sympysis
Structure and characteristics of synovial joints - ANSWER cavity,
articular cartilage, joint capsule, synovial fluid
,Structures associated with synovial joints - ANSWER Ligaments: tough,
fibrous CT that make joints
Menisci: fibrocartilage pads as shock absorbers
Bursae: bags of fluid that reduce friction
Tendon sheaths: tube-like bursae wrapped around tendons
Structural types of synovial joints - ANSWER plane joint, hinge joint,
pivot joint, condylar joint, saddle joint, ball and socket joint
Plane joint: movement and examples - ANSWER gliding/rotation
ex. intercarpal, intervertebral, femoropatellar
Ball-and-socket joint: movement and examples - ANSWER
flexion/extension, adduction/abduction, rotation, circumduction
ex. glenohumeral, acetabulfemoral
Condyloid joint: movement and examples - ANSWER flexion/extension,
adduction/abduction, circumduction
ex. radiocarpal, metacarpophalangeal, atlanto-occipital (lateral flex)
Hinge joint: movement and examples - ANSWER flexion/extension,
dorsiflexion/plantar flexion
ex. humeroulnar, interphalangeal
Modified hinge joint: movement and examples - ANSWER gliding,
rotation, elevation/depression, protraction/retraction
ex. temporomandibular
Pivot joint: movement and examples - ANSWER rotation
ex. radioulnar, atlantoaxial
Saddle joint: movement and examples - ANSWER flexion/extension,
adduction/abduction, circumduction
ex. sternoclavicular
flexion and extension movement - ANSWER increase/decrease in bone
movement
, lateral flexion movement - ANSWER trunk movement in frontal plane
hyperextension movement - ANSWER extension beyond anatomical
position
abduction and adduction movement - ANSWER movement away/toward
from midline
circumduction movement - ANSWER moving the joint in a circular
manner
rotation movement - ANSWER movement left or right to be medial or
lateral
elevation and depression movement - ANSWER superior and inferior
movement of the jaw
protraction and retraction movement - ANSWER anterior or posterior
movement in the transverse plane
inversion and eversion movement - ANSWER movements of the sole of
the foot medially or laterally
dorsiflexion and plantar flexion - ANSWER up and down movement of
the foot
supination and pronation - ANSWER rotational movement, results in the
palm facing upward/downward
TMJ location, subtype, and movement - ANSWER location: temporal
bone and mandible
joint: hinge/plane
movement: depression/elevation, protraction/retraction, displacement
shoulder location, subtype, and movement - ANSWER location: glenoid
cavity of scap and humerus
joint: ball-and-socket
function: low stability to enhance movement
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