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Chapter 9 A&P Flashcards

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What is another name for joint?

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Articulation

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What is a joint (articulation)?

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Place of contact between bones, bone and cartilage, or bones and teeth

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What is Arthrology?

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Scientific study of joints

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What are the two ways joints are classified?

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Structurally and Functionally

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What are the 3 types of structural joints?

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Fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial

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What are 3 types of functional joints?

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Synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, diarthrosis

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-has no joint cavity
- held by dense connective tissue

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Fibrous Joint

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  • has no joint cavity
  • bones joined by cartilage
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Cartilaginous Joint

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  • fluid filled joint cavity
  • found where bones are attached by ligaments
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Synovial Joint

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The more stable a joint is, is it more or less mobile?

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Less

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What is Gomphoses?

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Dentoalveolar “peg in a socket”

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What is a tooth held in place by?

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Periodontal membranes

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What are sutures?

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immobile fibrous joints

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Where are sutures usually found?

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Between certain bones of the skull

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What joins by long strands of dense regular CT?

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Syndesmoses

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What is symphysis?

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When two bones come together through fibrocartilage.

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Which joint are freely mobile articulations?

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Synovial Joints

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What is the consistence of synovial fluid?

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Viscous, oily substance

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3 main functions of synovial fluid:

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  1. Lubricates
  2. Nourishes and removes waste
  3. Shock absorber
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What are Tendons?

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Structure composed of dense regular CT

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What attaches muscle to bone?

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Tendons

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What does Bursa do?

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Alleviate friction resulting from body movements

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What movement is gliding?

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Two opposing surfaces sliding back and forth or side to side

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What are the 5 types of Angular Motion?

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Flexion
Extension
Abduction
Adduction
Circumduction

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Decrease in angle:
Flexion
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Increase in angle:
Extension
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Away from midline:
Abduction
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Toward the midline:
Adduction
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Circular motion:
Circumduction
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What are 4 rotational movements?
1. Lateral 2. Medial 3. Pronation 4. Supination
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Turns anterior surface of femur or humerus laterally:
Lateral rotation
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Turns anterior surface of femur or humerus medially:
Medial rotation
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Medial rotation of forearm so palm of the hand faces down (posterior):
Pronation
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Lateral rotation of forearm so palm of the hand faces up (anterior): *Hint: holding a bowl of soup*
Supination
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Is depression inferior or superior?
Inferior
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What is superior movement of a body part called? *Mandible when closing mouth*
Elevation
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Which joint does dorsiflexion and plantar flexion associate with?
Ankle
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Inversion: sole turns...
medially
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Eversion: sole turns...
laterally
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What is the top and bottom picture portraying?
Protraction (top) Retraction (bottom)
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Opposition is what movement?
Movement of thumb toward palmar tips of fingers at carpometacarpal joint
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Where is the Temporomandibular Joint? (TMJ)
Between the temple and mandible
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Where is the Acromioclavicular Joint?
Between Acromion process, scapula, and clavicle
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Where is the Glenohumeral Joint? (Humerus)
Between the glenoid space and the humerus
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What is another term for ankle joint?
Talocrural Joint
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What is an articular disc?
Thick pad of fibrocartilage
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How is a clavicle bound to a coronoid process?
Coracoclavicular ligament
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Where does most of the Glenohumeral joint strength come from?
Rotator Cuff Muscles
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What are the two articulations that make up the elbow joint?
Humeroulnar and Humeroradial
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What is the ligament of the elbow joint?
Anular Ligament
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What is the articulation between head of the femur and acetabulum of the os coxae?
Hip joint
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What is the purpose of the medial meniscus and lateral meniscus?
Act as cushioning between articular surfaces
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Where is the medial and lateral meniscus positioned?
On the condyles of tibia
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Which ligaments cross each other in an X?
Cruciate ligaments
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What limits anterior and posterior movement of femur on tibia?
Cruciate ligaments
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What are the 2 purposes of the anterior cruciate ligament? (ACL)
1. Prevents hyperextension 2. Prevents tibia moving too far anteriorly on the femur

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