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Joints Flashcards

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Synarthrosis

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Immobile joint

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Amphiarthrosis

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Slightly moveable joint

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Diarthrosis

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Freely movable joint

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Fibrous joint

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adjacent bones are united by fibrous connective tissue

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Cartilaginous joint

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bones are joined by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage

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Synovial joint

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the articulating surfaces of the bones are not directly connected, but instead come into contact with each other within a joint cavity that is filled with a lubricating fluid

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Suture

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A synarthrosis binded by fibrous tissue
ex. sutures of the skill

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Sydesmosis

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a type of fibrous joint in which two parallel bones are united to each other by fibrous connective tissue

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Synchondrosis

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a cartilaginous joint where bones are joined together by hyaline cartilage, or where bone is united to hyaline cartilage. ex. temporary: epiphyseal plate, permanent: sternocostal joing where the rib anchors to the manubrium by costal cartilage

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symphysis

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A cartilaginous joint where the bones are joined by fibrocartilage
ex. Pubic symphysis

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11
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pink

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coronal suture

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blue

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sagittal suture

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red

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lambdoid suture

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blue

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squamous suture

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15
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glenohumeral joint

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ball-and-socket joint formed by the articulation between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula
(Shoulder joint)

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sternoclavicular joint

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a synovial saddle joint and is the only joint that connects the upper limb to the axial skeleton

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acromioclavicular joint

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a plane synovial joint that connects the acromion of the scapula to the clavicle. It receives stabilization primarily from the coracoclavicular ligament, and secondary stabilizers are super and inferior acromioclavicular ligaments.

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scapulothoracic joints

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not a true joint, but rather the articulation of the scapula gliding over the posterior thoracic cage.

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hip joint

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Femoroacetabular joint

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