Joints Flashcards
1
Q
Meeting places between two or more bones
A
joints
2
Q
Vertebrae 1-7
A
Cervical
3
Q
Vertebrae 8-19
A
Thoracic
4
Q
Vertebrae 20-25
A
Lumbar
5
Q
non-moving joints
A
synarthroses
6
Q
partly-moving joints
A
amphiarthroses
7
Q
fully-movable joints - mostly found in limbs
A
Diarthroses
8
Q
connects bones with dense fibrous connective tissue, don’t move
A
fibrous joints
9
Q
unite bones using cartilage, don’t move very much
A
cartilaginous
10
Q
articular cartilage that covers the opposing bone surfaces, brandlike-ligaments
A
Synovial joints
11
Q
when one flat bone surface glides over another
A
gliding movement
12
Q
unite bones using cartilage
A
plane joint
13
Q
bend arm
A
flexion
14
Q
bend it back
A
extension
15
Q
beyond anatomical positioning
A
hyperextension
