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1
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Immovable

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Synarthrotic

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2
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Slightly movable

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Amphiarthartic

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3
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Fibrous joints - possible movements

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Most are immovable, few are slightly movable

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4
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Cartilaginous Joints are connected by either

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hyaline or fibrocartilage

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5
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Synovial Joints are diathrotic which means that they

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Allow Free Movement

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6
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Articular ends of bones in a synovial joint are covered with

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hyaline (articular) cartilage

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7
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Synovial membrane secretes

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synovial fluid, lubricating the joints

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8
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What are the six types of Synovial Joints

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Ball and socket (spheroidal)
Condylar (ellipsoidal)
Plane (gliding)
Hinge
Pivot (Trochoid)
Saddle (Sellar)

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9
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Fibrous Joints - Description

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Articulating bones are fastened together by a thin layer of dense connective tissue.

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10
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Ball and socket - Possible Movement

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Movements in all planes, including rotation

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Condylar - Possible Movement

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Variety of movements in two planes, but no rotation

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12
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Plane - - Possible Movement

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Sliding or twisting

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13
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Hinge - Possible Movement

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Flexion and extension

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14
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Pivot - Possible Movement

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Rotation around a central axis

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15
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Saddle - Possible Movement

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Variety of movements, mainly in two planes

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16
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Flexion - Description

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Bending parts at a joint so that the angle between them decreases

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17
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Extension - Description

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Straightening parts at a joint, so that the angle between them increases

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18
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Lateral Flexion - Description

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Bending the head, neck or trunk to the side

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Hyperextension - Description

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Straightening Beyond normal anatomical position

20
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Abduction - Description

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Moving a body part from the midline

21
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Adduction - Description

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Moving a body part toward the midline

22
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Fibrous Joint - Example

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Suture between bones of the skull, joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula

23
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Cartilaginous Joint - Example

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Joints between bodies of vertebrae, pubic symphysis

24
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Ball and Socket Joint - Example

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Shoulder, Hip

25
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Condylar Joint - Example

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Joints between the metacarpals and the phalanges

26
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Plane Joint - Example

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Joints between variosu bones in the wrists and ankle, sacroiliac joints, joints between ribs 2 to 7 and sternum

27
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Hinge Joint - Example

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Elbow, joint of phalanges

28
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Pivot Joint - Example

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Joint between the atlas and dens of the axis

29
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Saddle Joint - Example

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Joint between the carpal and metacarpal of the thumb

30
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Dorsiflexoin - Description

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Ankle movement that brings the foot closer to the shin

31
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Planter Flexion - Description

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Ankle movement that moves the foot farther from the shin, points the toes

32
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Circumduction - Description

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Movement of a part so its end follows a circular path

33
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Pronation - Description

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Rotation of forearm so that the palm is facing downward of posteriorly

34
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Supination - Description

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Rotation of the forearm so that the palm is facing upward or anteriorly

35
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Inversion - Description

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Turning the sole of the foot medially

36
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Eversion - Description

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Turning of the sole of the foot laterally

37
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Protraction - Description

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Moving a part of the body forward

38
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Retraction - Description

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Moving a part of the body backward

39
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Elevation - Description

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Raising a part of the body

40
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Depression - Description

A

Lowering a part of the body

41
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Some synovial joints contain shock absorbing pads of fibrocartilage called

42
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Some synovial joints have fluid-filled sacs called ________ that aid in movement of tendons as they slide over bone

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