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1
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A Joint is also known as an?

A

Articulation

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What are the three types of joints?

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  1. Fibrous Joint
  2. Cartilaginous Joint
  3. Synovial Joint
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A Fibrous Joint holds two bones together by?

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Fibrous connective tissue.

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A Cartilaginous Joint holds two bones together by?

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A pad of cartilage

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A Synovial Joint holds two bones together by?

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Ligaments and separated by a fluid-filled cavity

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6
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Where are Fibrous Joints found?

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  1. Sutures in the skull
  2. Gomphoses of teeth
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7
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Where are Cartilaginous Joints found?

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  1. Symphyses between vertebrae.
  2. Pubic bone
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8
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Where are Synovial Joints found?

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  1. Hinge joints of knee and elbow.
  2. Ball and socket joints of hip and shoulder.
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9
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Joints are classified in functional categories according to their degree of motion. What are the three classifications?

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  1. Synarthroses
  2. Amphiarthroses
  3. Diarthroses
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10
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Synarthroses are/not movable joints?

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Non movable

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11
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Amphiarthroses are/not movable joints?

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Slightly movable

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12
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Diarthroses are/not movable joints?

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Movable

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13
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Fibrous Joints have _______ joint cavity?

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No

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14
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Fibrous Joints are subdivided on the basis of structure as? (hint: three).

A
  1. Sutures
  2. Syndesmoses
  3. Gomphoses
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Sutures make up what 4 bone joints?

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  1. Coronal
  2. Lambdoid
  3. Sagittal
  4. Squamous
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Syndesmoses make up what 4 bone joints?

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  1. Radioulnar (Radius & Ulna)
  2. Styloid (Styloid process and hyoid bone)
  3. Stylomandibular (styloid process and mandible)
  4. Tibiofibular (Tibia & fibula)
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Gomphoses make up what bone joint?

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Dentoalveolar (tooth & alveolar process).

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18
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When a suture becomes fully ossified it becomes a?

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Synostosis ( two bones come together to form a single bone)

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19
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Syndesmoses are joined by?

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Ligaments

20
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Pegs that fit into sockets are called?

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Gomphoses

21
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Cartilaginous make up what two types of bone joints?

A
  1. Synchondrosis (hyalin cartilage)
  2. Symphysis (fibrocartilage)
22
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Synchondrosis make up what three bone joints?

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  1. Epiphyseal plate
  2. Sternocostal
  3. Sphenoocciptial
23
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Symphyses make up what four bone joints?

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  1. Intervertebral
  2. Manubriosternal
  3. Pubic symphysis
  4. Xiphisternal
24
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Most Joints that unite the appendicular skeleton are?

A

Synovial Joints

25
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The six types of Synovial Joints are?

A
  1. Plane
  2. Saddle
  3. Hinge
  4. Pivot
  5. Ball-in-socket
  6. Ellipsoid
26
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Movements of the Synovial Joints are described as?

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  1. Uniaxial (One axis)
  2. Biaxial (two axes)
  3. Multiaxial (several axes)
27
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Plane Joints include

A

Vertebral joints

28
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Saddle Joints include?

A

Finger joints

29
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Hinge Joints include?

A

Knee, elbow, ankle

30
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Pivot Joints include

A

Radius & ulna

31
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Ball -and-socket joints include?

A

Hip & shoulder

32
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Ellipsoid Joints include

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knuckles, ball of foot

33
Q

A condition where the bursae are inflamed is called Blank______.

A

bursitis

34
Q

The joints between the vertebral bodies are structurally classified as Blank______.

A

symphyses

35
Q

A fibrocartilage pad found between the bones within the knee joint is called a(n)

A

meniscus or menisci

36
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A joint that occurs around two axes situated at right angles to each other is a(n)

A

biaxial

37
Q

Movements that involve changes in the angle between the bones at the joint are called _______ movements

A

angular

38
Q

joints that would be classified as ellipsoid.

A
  1. Atlantooccipital
  2. Radiocarpal
39
Q

The articulation between the dens of the axis and the atlas bone is an example of a Blank______ joint.

A

pivot

40
Q

Slight movements that occur between carpal bones are called Blank______ movements.

A

gliding

41
Q

A motion in which one end of an appendage is stationary while the other makes a circular motion is called _______ . It is a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.

A

circumduction

42
Q

When you move you mandible side to side, as in chewing, this type of movement is called

A

lateral excursion

43
Q

Which is an example of a symphysis?

A

Junction of C7 and T1 vertebrae

44
Q

Fibrous sacs filled with synovial fluid

A

bursa

45
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A joint in which bones are held together by only a ligament or band of fibrous tissue would be classified as a

A

syndesmosis

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