Exam 2 Arthrology part 2 Flashcards
Globular/ spheroidal surface of one bone articulates with a cup-shaped surface of another bone
Ball- &- socket (spheroidal)
Ball & socket joint is considered a ______ joint
Multiaxial joint
Convex oval shaped surface of one bone articulates with a concave elliptical surface of another bone
Condyloid (ellipsoidal)
Condyloid joint is considered a ______ joint
Biaxial joint
Each articulating surface has both concave & convex regions; surface of one bone fits the complementary surface of another
Saddle (sellar)
Saddle joint is considered a _____ joint
Biaxial joint
Articulating surfaces are nearly flat
Gliding (arthrodial)
Gliding joint is considered a ____ joint
Nonaxial joint
Convex cylindrical surface of one bone articulates with concave cylindrical surface of another
Hinge (ginglymoidal)
Hinge joint is considered a _____ joint
Uniaxial joint
Cylindrical pin of one bone rotates w/in a ring formed of bone & ligament
Pivot (trochoidal)
Pivot joint is considered a _____ joint
Uniaxial joint
Movements w/in a SAGITTAL plane of the body
Angular
Angular movements include:
Flexion
Extension
Hyperextension
Dorsiflexion & plantar flexion @ the talo-crual joint (ankle)
Movements w/in a coronal plane of the body
Abduction & adduction