Cartilage Flashcards
Joints AKA
Articulations
Combining form for joint
arthr/o
Synarthroses
Allow no movement
Amphiarthroses
Allow slight movement
Diarthroses
Allow free movement
Suture
A jagged line where bones join and form a nonmovable joint
Fontanelle
A soft spot remaining at the junction of sutures that usually closes after birth
Symphysis
A joint where 2 bones join and are held firmly together so that they function as one bone
Symphysis AKA
Cartilaginous joint
Diarthroses joint example
Synovial Joint
Synovial joint AKA
Ball and socket joint
Arthrodial or Condyloid joints
Joints with oval joints that fit into a socket
Ex carpal joints
Trochoid Joints
Pulley shaped joints like the connection between the atlas to the axis
Hinge Joints
Allow motion in one plane or direction
Ex canine stifle or elbow joints
Gliding Joints
Move or glide over each other
(Ex radioulnar joint or the articulating process between successive vertebrae)