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Joints and Articulations
Lab
37
Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/11/2011

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synarthroses
Definition
little or no movement
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amphiarthroses
Definition
slightly movable
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diarthroses
Definition
freely mobile
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sutures
Definition
wavy seams between bones (immobile)
fibrous
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syndesmoses
Definition
joints that connect bones by a sheet of connective tissue
fibrous
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gomphoses
Definition
immobile peg and socked joint bound with fibrous connective tissue
fibrous
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synchondroses
Definition
plate of hyaline cartilage that connects bones
cartilaginous
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symphyses
Definition
bones are joined by a fibrocartilage pad or plate. it absorbs shock
cartilaginous
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gliding
Definition
articulating surface is slightly concave or convex. ligaments prevent twisting
synovial
Term
hinge
Definition
convex end of bone fits into concave of other. 1D motion
synovial
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pivot
Definition
pointed or conical surface of one bone articulates with ligament on ring of bone.
synovial
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ellipsoidal
Definition
oval condyle on one bone fits into cavity on other bone 2D motion
synovial
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saddle
Definition
both bones in articulation are saddle shaped
2D motion
synovial
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gliding
Definition
movement back and forth or side to side with no angular motion
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flexion
Definition
movement which draws bones toward each other. decreases angle of joint to bone
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extension
Definition
movement which separates bones from another. increases joint bone angle
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abduction
Definition
moving part of the body away from midline
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adduction
Definition
moving part of the body toward the midline
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rotation
Definition
movement of a bone around its own axis
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circumduction
Definition
motion where proximal end is stable and distal end moves in cone shape
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pronation
Definition
motion of forearm which turns the palm downward from the elbow without moving humerus
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supination
Definition
motion of forearm that turns the palm upward from elbow. no movement of humerus
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inversion
Definition
moves sole of foot inward toward opposite foot
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eversion
Definition
move sole of foot outward at the ankle
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dorsiflexion
Definition
flexing the foot upward at the ankle
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plantar flexion
Definition
flexing the foot downward at the ankel
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protraction
Definition
movement of a bone forward or anteriorly parallel to the ground
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retraction
Definition
movement of bone backward or posteriorly parallel to the ground
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elevation
Definition
raising a bone vertically
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depression
Definition
movement that lowers a bone vertically
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tendon quadriceps femoris
Definition
ligament on the front of the femur that connects to the patella
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patellar ligament
Definition
ligament that connects the patella to the tibia
Term
tibial collateral ligament
Definition
ligament on the inside of the knee
Term
medial meniscus of the knee
Definition
the cartilage between the femur and tibia
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fibular collateral ligament
Definition
ligament that connects femur and fibula
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posterior cruciate ligament
Definition
ligament at back of knee that connects the fibula/tibia to the medial condyle of the femur
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anterior cruciate ligament
Definition
ligament in the front of the knee joint that connects the medial tibia to the lateral femoral condyle
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