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Chapter 1 Radiographic Positioning and Anatomy Flashcards

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Define Anatomy

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the study, classification, and description of the structure and organs of the human body

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Define Physiology

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the processes and functions of the body. How the body parts work

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What is the structural organization from smallest to largest?

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  • Chemical level
  • Atoms
  • Molecules
  • Cells
  • Tissues
  • Organs
  • Organ System
  • Organism
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What is the smallest structural organization?

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Chemical Level

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Define Cells

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The basic structure and functional unity of all living things

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Define tissues

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A group of similar cells that together perform a specific function.

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What are the four types of tissues?

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  • Epithelial
  • Connective
  • Muscular
  • Nervous
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Define epithelial tissue

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a tissue that covers internal and external surfaces of the body such as lining of the organs/ vessels, stomach or intestines

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Define connective tissue

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tissues that bind together and support different structures such as joints

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Define Muscular tissue

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tissues that make up muscles

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Define Nervous tissue

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tissues that make up the nerves of the nervous system and nerve centers

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Define organs

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a complex assembly of tissues that perform special functions.

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What are some examples of organs?

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  • Kidneys
  • Heart
  • Liver
  • Brain
  • Intestines
  • Bladder
  • Stomach
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Define System

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  • a group of organs that work together to perform a job or a task in the body.
  • consists of 10 body systems
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Define organism

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the 10 body structures that work together in one living being

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Name the 10 body systems

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  • integumentary
  • skeletal
  • muscular
  • endocrine
  • nervous
  • urinary
  • respiratory
  • circulatory
  • reproductive (male and female)
  • lymphatic
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Define the skeletal system

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  • plays a role in the body with bones
  • the most important for radiographers
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18
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how many bones does the human body have?

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206 bones

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define Osteology

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the study of bones

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define arthrology

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the study of joints

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what are the functions of the Skeletal System?

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  • support and protect soft tissues of the body
  • allow movement through interaction with joints and muscles
  • to produce blood cells
  • to store calcium
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Define the Circulatory System

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consists of the heart, blood, and blood vessels

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what does the circulatory system consist of?

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cardiovascular organs and the lymphatic system

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Define the lymphatic system

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a system that keeps fluid circulating

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what are the organs of the lymphatic system?

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lymph nodes, lymph vessels, lymph glands, and spleen

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true or false: the cardiovascular system includes the lymphatic system

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True

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What are the functions of the circulatory system?

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  • distribute O2 and nutrients to the cell
  • carry off wastes and carbon dioxide
  • transport water, electrolytes, hormones, and enzymes
  • protect against disease
  • form blood clots
  • help regulate body temperature
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Define the digestive system

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includes the alimentary canal and certain accessory organs

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define alimentary canal

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made up on the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and anus

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what are the accessory organs of the digestive system?

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salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas

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What’s the function of the digestive system?

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  • to prepare food for digestion
  • to eliminate waste
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Define the respiratory system

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composed of lungs and passages that connect the lungs to the outside atmosphere

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What are the passages of the respiratory structure?

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  • nose
  • mouth
  • larynx
  • pharynx
  • trachea
  • bronchial tree
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what are the functions of the respiratory system?

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  • supply O2 to the cells via the blood
  • eliminate CO2 from the blood
  • Help regulate the acid-base balance of the blood
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Define the urinary system

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includes organs that produce, collect, and eliminate urine

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What are the organs of the urinary system?

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Kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra

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what are the functions of the urinary system?

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  • regulate the chemical makeup of the blood
  • eliminate many waste products
  • regulate fluid and electrolyte balance and volume
  • maintain the acid-base balance of the body
38
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Define the nervous system

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composed of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and special sense organs

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what are the special sense organs of the nervous system?

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eyes and ears

40
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what is the function of the nervous system?

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regulate body activities with electrical impulses that travel along various nerves

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Define the muscular system

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all the muscle tissues of the body

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what are the three types of muscles?

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  • Skeletal
  • Smooth
  • Cardiac
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define skeletal muscle

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striated and under voluntary control

44
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define smooth muscle

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walls of internal organs and involuntary control

45
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define cardiac muscle

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only in the walls of the heart, is striated but involuntary

46
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what are the functions of the muscular system?

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  • allow movement
  • maintain posture
  • produce heat
47
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define the endocrine system

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system of all the ductless glands of the body

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What are the organs of the endocrine system?

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  • testes
  • ovaries
  • pancreas
  • adrenals (fight or flight)
  • thymus
  • thyroid
  • parathyroid
  • pineal
  • pituitary
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what is the function of the endocrine system?

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regulate various body activities through hormones carried by the cardiovascular system

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Define the integumentary system

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  • skin and all the structures associated with the skin or derived from
  • includes the nails, oil glands, and sweat glands
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what is the largest organ of the body?

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the skin

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what are the functions of the integumentary system?

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  • regulate body temperature
  • protection
  • perspiration (sweat) and elimination
  • receive stimuli, pain, and feeling
  • Synthesize vitamin D
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define the axial skeleton

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includes all the bones that lie on or near the central axis of the body

54
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how many bones are in the axial skeleton?

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80 bones

55
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what bones are part of the axial skeleton?

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  • skull
  • vertebral column
  • ribs
  • sternum
56
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define the appendicular skeleton

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  • consist of all the bones of the upper limbs, lower limbs, shoulder, and pelvic girdle
  • attaches to the axial skeleton
57
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how many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?

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126 bones

58
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define sesamoid bones

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  • special type of small, imbedded bone in certain tendons
  • most common are located on the posterior foot
  • Ex. Patella
59
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What are the classification of bones?

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  • long bones
  • short bones
  • flat bones
  • irregular bones
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what is an example of a long bone?

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femur

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what is an example of a short bone?

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carpal bones of the wrist

62
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what is an example of a flat bone?

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  • ribs
  • sternum
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what is an example of an irregular bone?

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  • pelvic bones
  • vertebrae
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define long bones

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  • consist of a body, and two ends/extremities
  • found only in the appendicular skeleton
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define short bones

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  • found in wrists and ankles
  • carpal bones of the wrist and tarsal bones of the foot
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define flat bones

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  • provides protection for interior contents
  • broad surfaces for muscle attachment
67
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what are some examples of flat bones?

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  • skull cap
  • sternum
  • ribs
  • scapulae
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what are some examples of irregular bones?

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  • vertebrae
  • facial bones
  • pelvic bones
  • bones of the base of the cranium
69
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define ossification

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the process in which bones form within the body

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what are the 2 types of ossification?

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  • intramembranous
  • endochondral
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define intramembranous

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  • when bones forms to replace cartilage
  • sutures of the skull
72
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define endochondral

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it is much slower, and occurs most parts of the skeleton, especially in the long bones

73
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define diaphysis

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  • occurs in the midbody area of the bone
  • also known as the primary
74
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define epiphysis

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  • occurs in the ends of long bones
  • the first to appear and may be present at birth in a term newborn
  • also known as the secondary
74
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what are the 3 types of functional joints

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  • Synarthrosis
  • Amphiarthrosis
  • Diarthrosis
75
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what are the 2 classifications of joints?

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  • functional
  • structural
76
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define Synarthrosis

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immovable/ no movement joint

77
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define Amphiarthrosis

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joint with limited movement

78
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define Diarthrosis

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freely movable joint

79
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what are the 3 types of structural joints?

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  • Fibrous joint
  • cartilaginous joint
  • synovial joints
80
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define fibrous joints

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  • syndesmosis
  • suture
  • gomphosis
81
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define cartilaginous joints

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  • symphysis
  • synchondrosis
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define syndesmosis

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  • joint held together by slender fibrous cords
  • slightly moveable (amphiarthrodial)
  • occur in the tibiofibula joint
  • occur in the carpal/tarsal joints of the wrist and foot
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define sutures

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  • only found between bones in the skull
  • very limited movement as babies
  • no movement when adults
  • considered synarthrodial joints
84
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define gomphoses

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  • only with the roots of the teeth
  • considered amphiarthrodial joint
85
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define Cartilaginous joints

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lack joint activity and are held together tightly by cartilage

86
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define symphyses

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  • a broad flattened disk of fibrocartilage between two contiguous bony surfaces
  • amphiarthrodial
87
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define fibrous joint

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lack joint activity

88
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define synchondroses

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  • temporary form of a joint wherein the hyaline cartilage is converted into a bone at adulthood
  • synarthrodial
89
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define synovial joints

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  • freely moveable joints
  • occur in the upper and lower limbs
  • characterized by fibrous capsule that contains synovial fluid
90
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What are the 7 types of synovial joint movement?

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  • plane
  • ginglymus (hinge)
  • Trochoid (pivot)
  • Ellipsoid (condylar)
  • sellar (saddle)
  • spheroidal (ball and joint)
  • bicondylar

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