Flashcards
Ch. 9 - Joints Pt. I
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- 1kinesiologythe study of musculoskeletal movement
- 2diarthrosisa freely movable joint
- 3amphiarthrosisa slightly movable joint
- 4synarthrosisa joint capable of little or no movement
- 5sutureimmovable fibrous joints binding the bones of the skull
- 6gomphosistype of joint attaching a tooth to its socket
- 7syndesmosesjoint in which two bones are bound only by ligaments
- 8synchondrosistype of joint in which bones are joined by hyaline cartilage
- 9symphysistype of joint in which bones are joined by fibrocartilage
- 10synostosis (bony joint)joint in which two bones, once separate, become fused by osseous tissue
- 11synovial jointjoint in which two bones are separated by a space filled with lubricant
- 12synovial fluidthe slippery lubricant filling the space between bones in a synovial joint
- 13articular cartilageconnective tissue covering a joining surfaces of bones within a joint
- 14fibrous capsuleouter layer of joint capsule that is continuous with the periosteum
- 15synovial membraneinner layer of joint capsule made of areolar tissue which secretes fluid
- 16tendonattaches muscle to bone
- 17ligamentattaches bone to bone
- 18bursafibrous fluid filled sac located where a tendon passes over a bone
- 19tendon sheathtype of bursae that are elongated and wrap around tendons
- 20monoaxialtype of joint in which the bone can move in only one plane
- 21biaxialtype of joint in which the bone can move in two planes
- 22multiaxialtype of joint in which the bone can move in three or more planes
- 23ball-and-socket jointjoint in which one bone with a hemispherical head fits within a cuplike depression on the other
- 24hinge jointjoint in which one bone with a convex surface fits into a concave depression of the other bone
- 25saddle jointthe trapeziometacarpal joint for example
- 26pivot jointmonoaxial joint in which a projection of one bone fits into a ring-like ligament of the other
- 27gliding (plane) jointtype of joint in which the articular surfaces are only slightly convex and concave
- 28condvloid (ellipsoid) jointjoint in which an oval convex surface of one bone fits into a similarly shaped depression of the other