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        | Examples of fibrous joints? |  | Definition 
 
        | Sutures, Syndesmoses,
 gomphoses
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        | Examples of Cartilaginous Joints |  | Definition 
 
        | synchondrosis (ex: epipheseal plate) symphyses
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        | General structure of a synovial joint |  | Definition 
 
        | articular cartilage, synovial(joint) cavity, articular capsule, synovial fluid |  | 
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        | sends information to brain regarding muscle tightness |  | 
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        | where is synovial fluid formed? |  | Definition 
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        | cartilage(fibrocartilage) between the knee. |  | 
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        | slipping movements only. no axis which movement can occur |  | 
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        | simplest joint movement. Occurs when one flat bone surface glides over another (back and forth, or side to side). ex:intercarpal and intertarsal joints.
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        | increase or decrease of angle between two bones. ex: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, etc.
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        | short non axial gliding movements. 
 ex: intertarsal
 joints between vertebreal articular processes.
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        | cylindrical end of one bone conforms to a trough-shapd surface on another. UNIAXIAL
 
 ex: elbow and interphalangeal joints.
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        | rounded end of one bone conforms to a sleeve of bone of another. Only movement allowed is uniaxial rotation of one bone along one axis. ex: joint between atlas and axis (shaking head no)
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        | knuckle like. biaxial.
 knucke joints.
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        | resemble condyloud but have more movement. ex: thumb.
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        | multiaxial 
 ex: shoulder and hip.
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        | The more moveable a joint is it becomes (less stable, more stable)? |  | Definition 
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        | What is the purpose of the cruciate ligaments, and where are they located? |  | Definition 
 
        | To prevent forward and backwards movement of patella. |  | 
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        | Where are the collateral ligaments located and what are their names? |  | Definition 
 
        | laterally and medially of patella. fibular and tibial.
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        | What joints make up the knee? |  | Definition 
 
        | Tibiofemoral and Femoropatellar |  | 
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        | What are the rotator cuff muscles? |  | Definition 
 
        | Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, teres minor |  | 
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        | What is the rim of fibrocartilage in the glenohumeral joint? |  | Definition 
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        | What is the imbalance when the ligaments reinforcing a joint are stretched or torn? |  | Definition 
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        | Chronic inflammatory disorder with an insidious onset |  | Definition 
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        | chronic degenerative condition often called wear and tear. |  | Definition 
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        | inflammatory response from increased levels of uric acid depositing urate crystals in joints. |  | Definition 
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        | inflammatory disease caused by spirochete bacteria from ticks |  | Definition 
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