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Definition
BONES: Sacrum and coccyx
STRUCTURE: Synovial (plane in childhood, increasingly fibrous in adults); joins appendicular to axial
FUNCTION:Diarthrotic in child, amphiarthrotic in adult
MOVEMENTS: Gliding |
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Term
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Definition
BONES: Pubic bones
STRUCTURE: Cartilaginous, symphysis
FUNCTION: Amphiarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Gliding |
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Term
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Definition
BONES: Acetebulum and femur
STRUCTURE: Synovial, ball and socket
FUNCTION: Diarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Free moving |
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Term
| Knee (Femoropatellar) Joint |
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Definition
BONES: Femur and patella
STRUCTURE: Synovial, plane
FUNCTION: Diarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Gliding of patella |
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Term
| Knee (Tibiofemoral) Joint |
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Definition
BONES: Femur and tibia condyles
STRUCTURE: Synovial, modified hinge (contains articular discs)
FUNCTION: Diarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Flexion, extension of leg |
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Term
| Tibiofibular (Proximal) Joint |
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Definition
BONES: Tibia and fibula
STRUCTURE: Synovial, plane
FUNCTION: Diarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Gliding of fibula |
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Term
| Tibiofibular (Distal) Joint |
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Definition
BONES: Tibia and fibula
STRUCTURE: Fibrous, syndesmosis
FUNCTION: Synarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Immovable |
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Term
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Definition
BONES: Tibia, fibula, and talus
STRUCTURE: Synovial, hinge
FUNCTION:Diarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion of foot |
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Term
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Definition
BONES: Adjacent tarsals
STRUCTURE: Synovial, plane
FUNCTION: Diarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Gliding of metatarsals, inversion and eversion of foot |
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Term
| Metatarsophalangeal Joints |
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Definition
BONES: Metatarsals and proximal phalanx
STRUCTURE: Synovial, condyloid
FUNCTION: Diarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction of great toe |
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Term
| Toe (Interphalangeal) Joints |
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Definition
BONES: Adjacent phalanges
STRUCTURE: Synovial, hinge
FUNCTION: Diarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Flexion, extension of toes |
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Term
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Definition
BONES: Tarsal(s) and metatarsal(s)
STRUCTURE: Synovial, plane
FUNCTION: Diarthrotic
MOVEMENTS: Gliding of metatarsals |
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