Chap 15, Vocabulary, Joints Flashcards

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articular cartilage

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Smooth, glistening white tissue that covers the surface of a joint.

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articulation

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Any type of joint.

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bursa (plural: bursae)

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Sac of fluid near a joint; promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against another.

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ligament

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Connective tissue binding bones to other bones; supports, strengthens, and stabilizes the joint.

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meniscus

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Crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure found in the knee.

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suture joint

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Immovable joint, such as between the bones of the skull.

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synovial cavity

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Space between bones at a synovial joint; contains synovial fluid produced by the synovial membrane.

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synovial fluid

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Viscous (sticky) fluid within the synovial cavity. Synovial fluid is similar in viscosity to egg white; this accounts for the origin of the term (syn- = like, ov/o = egg).

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synovial joint

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A freely movable joint.

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synovial membrane

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Tissue lining the synovial cavity; it produces synovial fluid.

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tendon

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Connective tissue that binds muscles to bones.

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