Glossary: Joints and Related Anatomic Terms

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Amphiarthroses

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A joint type that only allows slight movement; also called cartilaginous joints.

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Arthrology

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The study of joints.

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Articulation

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The joining or connecting together as in a joint (verb: to articulate).

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Bursa

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Sacs of synovial fluid found near joint surfaces.

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Carpus

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Joint made up of carpal bones, between the radius/ulna and the metacarpals.

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Cartilaginous

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Joints containing cartilage that connect bone and permit slight movement, such as joints between vertebrae.

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Diarthroses

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A joint type that allows free movement; also known as synovial joints.

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Fetlock

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Joint between the metacarpals (or metatarsals) and digits in some species such as the horse or cow.

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Fibrous

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Joints that contain fibrous tissue that unites bone and permits no movement, such as skull sutures.

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Hock

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Common term for the tarsus or tarsal joint.

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Pastern

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Joint between the first and second phalanges, also a collective term for the first and second phalanges in the horse.

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Pubic symphysis

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Cartilaginous joint on the ventral aspect of the pelvis.

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Stifle

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Large joint between the femur and the tibia.

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Synarthroses

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A joint type that allows no movement; also called fibrous joints.

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Synovial

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Freely movable joints that are the most numerous joints in the body and are complex, with six characteristics of structure.

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Tarsus

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Joint made up of tarsal bones, between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals.