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A&P - Chapter 14 (Part 3) Flashcards

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What are 6 types of synovial joints?

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  1. Hinge
  2. Pivot
  3. Saddle
  4. Condyloid
  5. Ball and socket
  6. Gliding
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Uniaxial joints

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Permit movement around 1 axis and only in 1 plane

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What are 2 examples of uniaxial joints?

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  1. Hinge

2. Pivot

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Biaxial joints

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Permit movement around 2 perpendicular axes and 3 perpendicular planes

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What are 2 examples of biaxial joints?

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  1. Saddle

2. Condyloid

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Multiaxial joints

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Permits movement around 3 or more axes and 3 or more planes

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What are 2 examples of multiaxial joints?

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  1. Ball and socket

2. Gliding

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What kind of movement does ball and socket allow?

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Allows the widest range of motion

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What are 2 examples of ball and socket joints?

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  1. Shoulder

2. Hip

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What kind of movement does hinge allow?

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Allows flexion and extension

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What are 3 examples of hinge joints?

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  1. Elbows
  2. Knees
  3. Fingers
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What kind of movement does pivot joints allow?

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Allows rotation

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What is an example of a pivot joint?

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Cervical vertebrae

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What kind of movement does saddle joint allow?

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Wide range of motion

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What is an example of a saddle joint?

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Opposing thumbs

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What kind of movement does gliding joint allow?

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Allows gliding motion only

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What is an example of the gliding joint?

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Between vertebra

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What kind of movement does condyloid joints allow?

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Allows flexion, extension, adduction and abduction

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What is an example of condyloid joints? (2)

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  1. Wrists

2. Fingers

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What does types of movement depend on? (2)

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  1. Shapes of the surfaces of articulating bones

2. Position of ligaments, tendons and muscles around the joints

21
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What movements do synovial joints allow? (4)

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  1. Angular
  2. Circulation
  3. Gliding
  4. Special
22
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What movements does angular allow? (4)

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  1. Flexion
  2. Extension
  3. Abduction
  4. Adduction
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What movements does circular allow? (4)

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  1. Rotation
  2. Circumduction
  3. Supination
  4. Pronation
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What movements does gliding allow?

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Gliding with no angular or circular movement

25
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What movements does special allow? (2)

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  1. Inversion

2. Eversion

26
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Why is range of motion assessed?

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In order to determine the extent of a joint injury using a goniometer

27
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Gonio

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Corner

28
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Goniometer

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An instrument for the precise measurement of angles

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