joints Flashcards
what are the options of synarthrosis _____ ? and what is the description
synarthrosis fibrous (immoveable)
-suture
-syndesmosis
-gomphosis
what are the options of amphiarthrosis _____ ? and what is the description
cartilagenous (cartilagenous)
-symphysis
-synchondrosis
what are the options of diarthrosis _____ ? and what is the description
synovial (freely moveable)
-gliding
-condyloid
-hinge
-saddle
-ball and socket
-pivot
what are the characteristics of diarthrosis synovial joints
joint capsule
articulating surface (covered by articular cartilage)
articular cartilage
synovial membrane (doesn’t cover cartilage)
synovial fluid (secreted by synovial membrane)
what mvt allow a gliding joint
biaxial or triaxial
what mvt allow a hinge joint
uniaxial (flex/ext)
what mvt allow a pivot joint
uniaxial (pronate/supinate)
what mvt allow a condyloid joint
biaxial (flex/ext, abd/add)
what mvt allow a saddle joint
biaxial
what mvt allow a ball-and-socket joint
triaxial (any mvt)
what is a lever
the moving thing
what is a fulcrum
pivoting point
what is a force that causes motion
effort to move
what is a force that gives resistance
gravity for example
what is each component of a lever sys in the human body
lever: long bones
fulcrum; joints
moving force: m.
moving or resisting force; gravity or a weight