Chapter 9 part 1&2 Flashcards
Diarthrosis
A freely movable joint
Kinesiology
The study of musculoskeletal movement.
Amphiarthrosis
A slightly movable joint.
Synarthrosis
A joint capable of little or no movement
Suture
Immovable fibrous joints binding the bones of the skull
Gomphosis
Type of joint attaching a tooth to its socket.
Syndesmoses
Joint in which two bones are bound only by ligaments
Synchondrosis
Type of joint in which bones are joined by hyaline cartilage
Symphysis
Type of joint in which bones are joined by fibrocartilage
Synostosis (bony joint)
Joint in which two bones, once separated, become fused by osseous tissue.
Synovial joint
Joint in which two bones are separated by a space filled with lubricant
Synovial fluid
The slippery lubricant filling the space between bones in a synovial joint.
Articular cartilage
Connective tissue covering adjoining surfaces of bones within a joint.
Fibrous capsule
Outer layer of joint capsule that is continuous with the periosteum.
Synovial membrane
Inner layer of joint capsule made of areolar tissue which secretes fluid.
Tendon
Attaches muscle to bone
Ligament
Attaches bone to bone
Bursa
Fibrous fluid filled sac located where a tendon passes over a bone.
Tendon sheath
Type of bursae that are elongated and wrap around tendons.
Monoaxial
Type of joint in which the bone can move in only one plane.
Biaxial
Type of joint in which the bone can move in two planes.
Multiaxial
Type of joint in which the bone can move in three or more planes.