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| Synarthrosis, Amphiarthrosis, Diarthrosis |
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| joints held together by intersseous fibrous and cartilaginous connective tissue, negligible movements |
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| joints formed by fibrocartilage and/or hyline cartilage, moderate movement |
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| DIARTHROSIS (SYNOVIAL JOINTS) |
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Definition
| joints helded together by a joint capsule which contains synovial fluid; extensive movement; three categories: uniaxial, biaxial, triaxial |
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Term
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Definition
| premits motion around a single axis; hinge, pivot |
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| premits motion around two axes; condyloid, ellipsoid, saddle |
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| permits motion around three axes; ball and socket, plane |
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| number of planes that a joint is allowed to move in if the joint is in anatomical position |
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