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Chapter 9 A
Joints
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
03/26/2014

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Term
kinesiology
Definition
The study of musculoskeletal movement
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diarthrosis
Definition
A freely movable joint
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amphiarthrosis
Definition
A slightly moveable joint
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synarthrosis
Definition
A joint capable of little or no movement
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suture
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Immovable fibrous joints binding the bones of the skull

 

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gomphosis
Definition
Type of joint attaching a tooth to its socket
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syndesmoses
Definition
Joint in which two bones are bound only by ligaments
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synchondrosis
Definition
Type of joint in which bones are joined by hyaline cartilage
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symphysis
Definition
Type of joint in which bones are joined by fibrocartilage
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synostosis (bony joint)
Definition
Joint in which two bones, once separate, become fused by osseous tissue
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synovial joint
Definition
Joint in which two bones are separated by a space filled with lubricant
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synovial fluid
Definition
The slippery lubricant filling the space between bones in a synovial joint
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articular cartilage
Definition
Connective tissue covering ajoining surfaces of bones within a joint
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fibrous capsule
Definition
Outer layer of joint capule that is continuous with the periosteum
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synovial membrane
Definition
Inner layer of joint capsule made of areolar tissue which secretes fluid
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tendon
Definition
Attaches muscle to bone
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ligament
Definition
Attaches bone to bone
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bursa
Definition
Fibrous fluid filled sac located where a tendon passes over a bone
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tendon sheath
Definition
Type of burae that are elongated and wrap around tendons
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monoaxial
Definition
Type of joint in which the bone can move in only one plane
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biaxial
Definition
Type of joint in which the bone can move in two planes
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multiaxial
Definition
Type of joint in which the bone can move in three or more planes
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ball-and-socket joint
Definition
Joint in which one bone with a hemispherical head fits within a cuplike depression on the other
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hinge joint
Definition
Joint in which one bone with a convex surface fits into a concave depression of the other bone
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saddle joint
Definition
The trapeziometacarpal joint for example
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pivot joint
Definition
Monoaxial joint in which a projection of one bone fits into a ring-like ligament of the other
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gliding (plane) joint
Definition
Type of joint in which the articular surfaces are only slightly convex and concave
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condvloid (ellipsoid) joint
Definition
Joint in which an oval convex surface of one bone fits into a similarly shaped depression of the other
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